Michael Heinz - BASF SE Member of the Board of Executive Directors

Mr. Michael Heinz was Member of the Board of Executive Directors at BASF SE since May 6, 2011. In the Company, he is responsible for Engineering Maintenance Environmental Protection, Health Safety European Site Verbund Management Human Resources. He has also served at BASF Antwerpen N.V. . He joined BASF AG in 1984. In 1986 he became to be involved in Marketing Fine Chemicals at the Company, which led him to the position of Product Manager Fine Chemicals, BASF Corporationrationration, Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S in 1989. From 1995 to 1996, he acted as Business Manager in the Consumer Products and Life Science division, as well as Manager Reporting and Controlling at BASF Corporationrationration. In 1996, he was appointed General Manager of BASF Ecuatoriana S.A., Quito, Ecuado and in 1997 he became Director Marketing Crop Protection, BASF Corporationrationration, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S. It was in 1999, when he began to serve as President and General Manager of BASF de Mexico S.A. and BASF Central America and the Caribbean, Mexico City, Mexico. Between 2002 and 2005, he acted as President Agricultural Products division, renamed Crop Protection division at the beginning of 2008 at BASF Aktiengesellschaft. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Heinz was Chief Executive Officer and Integration Lead Ciba AG, Basel, Switzerland. In 2010, he became Integration Lead Cognis GmbH. Since May 7, 2011, he has also acted as Member of the Supervisory Board of BASF Coatings GmbH and BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH, where since May 11, 2011, he has held the function of Chairman of the Supervisory Board. In 1987, Mr. Heinz received his degree in Business Administration from Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen, and in 2000 his MBA from Duke University, North Carolina, U.S. since 2011.