Dr. Harald Schwager
Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board
Board of directors
The European Chemical Industry Council
Belgium
Biography
Dr. Harald Schwager, Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik 1979-1984 Degree in chemistry, Karlsruhe University Graduate degree in chemistry Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Max Planck Institute, 1986 Mülheim an der Ruhr CAREER 1986-1987 Postdoc research, University of California, Berkeley, USA 1988-1990 Polypropylene catalyst research, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 1990-1994 Polypropylene applied technology, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 1994-1997 Polyvinylchloride marketing and sales, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen Head of Vinylchloride/Polyvinylchloride Unit, BASF Belgium, 1998-1999 Brussels, Belgium Managing Director of the European companies of SolVin GmbH & 1999-2003 Co. KG, Solvay S.A. and BASF AG, Brussels, Belgium 2003-2005 Head of Inorganics Division, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 2006 Plant Manager of integrated production site Ludwigshafen, BASF AG 2007 Head of Integrated Site Management Europe, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen 2008-2017 Member of the Board of Executive Directors at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen Since 1. September Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, responsible for 2017 chemicals and innovation, Evonik Industries AG, Essen MEMBERSHIPS Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH Evonik Performance Materials GmbH Dr. Harald Schwager, Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik 1979-1984 Degree in chemistry, Karlsruhe University Graduate degree in chemistry Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Max Planck Institute, 1986 Mülheim an der Ruhr CAREER 1986-1987 Postdoc research, University of California, Berkeley, USA 1988-1990 Polypropylene catalyst research, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 1990-1994 Polypropylene applied technology, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 1994-1997 Polyvinylchloride marketing and sales, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen Head of Vinylchloride/Polyvinylchloride Unit, BASF Belgium, 1998-1999 Brussels, Belgium Managing Director of the European companies of SolVin GmbH & 1999-2003 Co. KG, Solvay S.A. and BASF AG, Brussels, Belgium 2003-2005 Head of Inorganics Division, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen 2006 Plant Manager of integrated production site Ludwigshafen, BASF AG 2007 Head of Integrated Site Management Europe, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen 2008-2017 Member of the Board of Executive Directors at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen Since 1. September Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, responsible for 2017 chemicals and innovation, Evonik Industries AG, Essen MEMBERSHIPS Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH Evonik Performance Materials GmbH
Research Interest
Accounting & Marketing Economics. Accounting Research Administration and Management
