
About
Prof. Dr. Markus Kramer was Manager of Eastern Europe Sales Unit at EON.SE, Essen in 1993–1994. He was Interne Marketingberatung at BASF AG, Ludwigshafen in 1994–1996; Assistant to a member of the Executive Board at BASF AG, Ludwigshafen in 1996–1998; Vice President of Corporate Development at Knoll AG, Ludwigshafen/ BASF Pharma Ltd., London in 1998–2001; Group Vice President of Global Marketing Fine Chemicals at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen in 2001–2004; Senior Vice President of Acrylics & Superabsorbents at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen in 2004–2006; President of BASF Dispersions & Pigments Division at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen BASF East Asia Ltd, Hongkong in 2006–2017; and President BASF Group Europe, Middle East, Africa, Central Asia at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen in 2017–2019. He has been Design Honorary Professor at Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Engineering since 2004; Independent Advisor of Supervisory Board/Advisory Board at Aurubis AG since 2020; Executive Director of KMH Optimum GmbH, Heidelberg Beratung und Beteiligungsmanagement since 2022; and appointed as Chief Transformation Officer of the Executive Board at Aurubis AG since 1 March 2024 until 30 September 2024. He has a Doctorate (Dr. oec (PhD)) from University of St. Gallen, (Switzerland), University studies in economic sciences from University of St. Gallen (lic. oec.) (Switzerland), and Bank apprenticeship from Deutsche Bank AG (Wuppertal).
Personal Details
Qualifications & Experience
Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Executive | Member | 01/01/2022 |
![]() | Board | Other Official | 01/01/2004 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurubis AG | Supervisory Board | Member | 16/02/2023 | |
| Aurubis AG | Remuneration | Chairperson | 16/02/2023 | |
| Aurubis AG | Nominations & Governance | Member | 16/02/2023 |

