Dr. Harald Schwager

Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board,
Evonik Industries AG.

Education
1979-1984 Degree in chemistry, Karlsruhe University, Germany 
1986 Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.), Max Planck Institute, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany 
Career
1986-1987 Postdoc research, University of California, Berkeley, USA 
1988-1990 Polypropylene catalyst research, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany 
1990-1994 Polypropylene applied technology, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany 
1994-1997 Polyvinylchloride marketing and sales, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1998-1999 Head of Business Unit VC/PVC, BASF Belgium, Brussels, Belgium 
1999-2003 Managing Director of SolVin GmbH & Co.KG, Brussels, Belgium 
2003-2005 President of Inorganics Division, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany 
2006 President of Integrated Site Ludwigshafen, BASF AG, Germany 
2007 President of Integrated Site Management Europe, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2008-2017 Member of the Board of Executive Directors at BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Since September 1 2017 Member and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, responsible for chemicals 
and innovation, Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany