BASF CEO Dr. Martin Brudermüller elected new president of Cefic
Cefic General Assembly welcomes new President at a turning point for Europe and for the chemical sector

Brussels, 15 October 2020 – Martin Brudermüller, CEO of BASF was elected President of Cefic, effective immediately, at Cefic’s annual General Assembly. He succeeds Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni) who has held this post since October 2018.
I am pleased to welcome Martin Brudermüller as our new President. With more than 30 years’ experience in various roles in the chemical industry he will be able to lead us to deliver on the Green deal objectives. Additionally, his strong belief in cooperation with stakeholders will help Cefic to continue to act as a dialogue partner with the European institutions and societal actors.
Marco Mensink, Cefic’s Director General
At the same time, we thank Daniel Ferrari for his excellent leadership over the past two years. His constant efforts to balance the industry’s competitiveness with a drive to support the transition and to enhance the sustainability agenda resulted into the publication of the Mid-Century Vision. This vision has become the industry compass to start the dialogue with many stakeholders.
“The EU chemical industry has the capability, know-how and is developing the innovative technologies to deliver on the challenges we are facing today and in future. The Green Deal is designed as a turning point for Europe and the chemical industry stands ready to support its objectives. The pandemic is one of many instances where we have shown that our sector is resilient and reliable – when we pushed in short time capacity limits to meet the exponential rise in demand for disinfectants, diagnostic tests, ventilators, protective masks and protective clothing.
It is my ambition during my presidency that the European Chemical Industry strikes a Future Chemistry Deal in the framework of the Green Deal – where we deliver technologies and solutions and the political framework enables their economic implementation”.
Martin Brudermüller, Cefic’s new President
About Martin Brudermüller (Stuttgart, 1961) is Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and Chief Technology Officer (CTO, since 2015) of BASF SE since July 2018. He earned his degree in 1985 after studying Chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe and earned his doctorate in Karlsruhe in 1987. Before joining BASF in 1988, he did a postdoc at the university of California, Berkeley, United States. Brudermüller has been a member of the Board since 2006. He was also a member of the High-Level Group on maximising impact of EU Research and Innovation Programmes, chaired by Pascal Lamy.
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Meet the new Cefic Board
Martin Brudermüller
(BASF)
PRESIDENT
BioDaniele Ferrari
(Versalis)
VICE-PRESIDENT
BioFrédéric Gauchet
(Minakem)
VICE-PRESIDENT
Chair ABM
BioIlham Kadri
(Solvay)
VICE-PRESIDENT
Chair ACOM
BioHeike van de Kerkhof
(Archroma)
BioLuc Benoit Cattin
(Arkema)
BioLuis Rebelo da Silva
(Bondalti)
BioAlfred Stern
(Borealis)
BioMarcel van Amerongen
(Celanese)
BioRoman Karlubik
(Chemox Holding (ZCHFP/Eastern-Central)
BioBernd Hoegemann
(Clariant)
BioMarkus Steilemann
(Coverstro/VCI)
BioNeil Carr
(Dow)
Chair PC Industrial Policy
BioDimitri de Vreeze
(DSM)
Chair Sustainability Advisory Forum
BioPierrick Le Gallo
(DuPont)
Chair PC Innovation
BioErwin Dijkman
(Eastman)
BioHarald Schwager
(Evonik)
Chair PC HSE, Responsible Care & Supply Chain
BioPhilippe Ducom
(ExxonMobil)
Chair Legal Advisory Forum
BioTom Crotty
(INEOS)
EuroChlor/Halogen Representative
CIA
BioJari Rosendal
(Kemira)
BioAnno Borkowsky
(Lanxess)
BioRichard Roudeix,
(LyondellBasell)
Chair PC Climate Change & Energy.
BioMercedes Alonso
(Neste)
BioJohan Landfors
(Nouryon)
Chair Advocacy Advisory Forum
BioJan Secher
(Perstorp/IKEM-Nordic-Baltic Cluster)
BioWim Michiels
(Proviron)
BioJosé Luis Bernal
(Repsol/Feique)
BioMark Williams
(Sabic)
BioSamia Nehme
(Shell)
Chair of PC Product Stewardship
BioBernard Pinatel
Chair Audit and FInance Committee
(Total)
Bio
Permanent Guest of the Board and the Executive Committee

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Chairman AFEM
(Bio)