Prof. Dr. Markus Kramer

Supervisory Board member representing the shareholders

  • Appointment from the Supervisory Board to the Executive Board as Chief Transformation Officer
Markus Kramer
Personal details
  • Year of birth: 1964
  • Place of birth: Aachen, Germany
  • Nationality: German
Mandate at Aurubis AG
  • Function: Member of the Supervisory Board
  • In office since: February 16, 2023
  • Committees:
    • Personnel / Renumeration Committee (Chairman)
    • Nomination Committee
Mandates
  • Executive Director KMH Optimum GmbH, Heidelberg
  • BCT Technology AG, Willstätt, Member of the Supervisory Board
  • JMBG Verwaltung GmbH, Dortmund, Member of the Advisory Board
  • Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Member of the Supervisory Board
Professional career
  • Since 2022: KMH Optimum GmbH, Heidelberg Beratung und Beteiligungsmanagement, Executive Director
  • Since 2020: Independent Advisor, Supervisory Board/Advisory Board
  • 2017–2019: BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, President BASF Group Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia
  • 2006–2017 BASF SE, Ludwigshafen BASF East Asia Ltd, Hongkong (from 2012), President BASF Dispersions & Pigments Division
  • Since 2004: Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Engineering, Design Honorary Professor
  • 2004–2006: BASE SE, Ludwigshafen, Senior Vice President Acrylics & Superabsorbents
  • 2001–2004: BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Group Vice President Global Marketing Fine Chemicals
  • 1998–2001: Knoll AG, Ludwigshafen/ BASF Pharma Ltd., London, Vice President Corporate Development
  • 1996–1998: BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Assistant to a member of the Executive Board
  • 1994–1996: BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Interne Marketingberatung
  • 1993–1994: EON.SE, Essen, Manager of Eastern Europe Sales Unit
Education
  • 1995: Doctorate (Dr. oec (PhD)), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • 1988–1992: University studies in economic sciences, University of St. Gallen (lic. oec.), Switzerland
  • 1983–1986: Bank apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank AG, Wuppertal

Status: February 2023