1974-1978 Group Leader Specialty Products, BASF, Ludwigshafen 1978-1985 Director of Marketing & Product Development Decorative Coating, Glasurit do Brasil, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 1985-1988 Member of the Board of Management, Glasurit do Brasil, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 1988-1990 Managing Director, BASF Brasileira S. A., Sao Paulo, Brazil 1990-1992 President South America Division, BASF AG, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1992-1995 Managing Director BASF Magnetics GmbH and Head of Information Systems division, BASF AG, Mannheim 1995-2000 Member of the Executive Board, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 2000-2007 President and CEO, Basell Polyolefins, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands 2007-2009 President and CEO, LyondellBasell Industries, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
Chemistry,