Markus Kamieth replaces Martin Brudermüller at the helm of the chemical company. He has never worked for another company, is in no way inferior to his predecessor when it comes to China euphoria – and is a type of person for public declarations of love.
Maybe in the end it was this little declaration of love that Markus Kamieth attached to many of his posts on the self-expression network Linkedin. #ilovebasf. “I love BASF,” that is. People always work together, even in large corporations. On Wednesday the enduring love was rewarded. The chemical company’s supervisory board, chaired by Kurt Bock, chose Kamieth, born in 1970, as the successor to CEO Martin Brudermüller. He will retire at the end of the 2024 Annual General Meeting. Melanie Maas-Brunner, who was also considered a candidate for successor in media reports, is leaving the company at the end of January – at her own request, it is said.