Michael Heinz

Michael Heinz is currently Chairman-Administrative Council at BASF Antwerpen NV since 2017, Chairman at BASF Corp.
starting 2025, Deputy Chairman at Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie eV since 2017, Chairman at Zukunftsinitiative Rheinalnd Pfalz e.V.
since 2017, Deputy Chairman at Lateinamerika-Ausschuss Der Deutschen Wirtschaft since 2020, Co-Managing Director at HEC Hochwaldeinkaufscenter Immobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Trustee at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg since 2017, Member at Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Personalfuehrung EV since 2017, Trustee at Wittenburg Center on Global Ethics since 2017, Member at Innovationsforum Energiewende E.V since 2017, Member at Kulturkreis Der Deutschen Wirtschaft.
Im Bdi E.V since 2018, Trustee at Stiftung Universität Heidelberg since 2017, and Trustee at Europäische Stiftung Kaiserdom zu Speyer since 2018.
Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Ciba Holding AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Cognis GmbH from 2011 to 2013, Chairman at Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein Neckar eV, Director-Marketing Crop Protection at BASF Corp.
from 1989 to 1999, Member-Supervisory Board at Wintershall Dea GmbH from 2019 to 2024, Member-Executive Board at BASF SE from 1984 to 2026, Member-Supervisory Board at BASF Coatings GmbH, President & General Manager at BASF de Mexico SA de CV, and General Manager at BASF Ecuatoriana SA. Education includes an MBA from Duke University conferred in 2000 and an undergraduate degree from Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences conferred in 1987.