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Wolfgang Büchele

Wolfgang Büchele

President and CEO as of April 1, 2012
Chairman of the Business and Strategic Management Boards as of April 1, 2012

Born  1959, Dr. rer. Nat.
With Kemira, Member of the Board of Directors, since 2009

Shareholding: Insider Register

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Career history:
  • Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BorsodChem Zrt.
  • Senior Advisor of Permira Beteiligungsberatung GmbH.
  • Project Advisor, Blackstone Group LLP, 2008
  • BASF AG, various positions, 1987 – 2007:
    • President Fine Chemicals Division, 2005 – 2007
    • President Performance Chemicals Division, 2003 – 2005 
    • Chairman of the Supervisory Board BASF Printing Systems GmbH
    • President Eastern Europe, Africa, West Asia Regional Division, 2001 – 2003
    • Group Vice President Business Management Fine Chemicals Europe, 1999 – 2001
    • Director Global Marketing Cosmetic Raw Materials, 1997 – 1999
    • Director Regional Marketing Catalysts Asia, 1993 – 1997
    • Head of Research Group Industrial Catalysts, 1990 – 1993
    • Research Chemist, 1987 – 1993
Positions of trust:
  • Merck KGaA, Member of the Supervisory Board, since 2009 
  • E. Merck KG, Member of the Board of Partners, since 2009