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Jörg Buchmüller new General Counsel at BASF

Wednesday 05. March 2008 - The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE has appointed Dr. Jörg Buchmüller (60) as the company’s General Counsel and head of the Legal, Taxes & Insurance division with immediate effect. Buchmüller succeeds Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel, who was simultaneously appointed to the Board of Executive Directors.

Buchmüller is a lawyer and has headed BASF’s Legal department since 2003. After receiving a doctorate in law from the University of Constance, Buchmüller joined BASF’s Legal department in 1978. In the course of his career, he has contributed his legal expertise to a number of important major projects in Germany and abroad, and has thus gained broad experience in the key legal issues faced by a global company. He is admired as an outstanding expert in questions of international law, both within the company and externally.