Suckale will become Industrial Relations Director and head of Ressort II, and Heinz will take over as head of Ressort IV.
Michael Heinz
At the same time, Hans-Ulrich Engel will become chief financial officer and take responsibility for Ressort III. He will be based in the US. Harald Schwager will succeed Engel as head of Ressort V.
As previously announced, Kurt Bock will succeed Juergen Hambrecht as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors.
In addition, BASF SE will appoint Anke Schäferkordt, chief executive of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and RTL Television, to the Supervisory Board on 17 December 2010, succeeding Stephen Green.
