Jürgen F. Strube
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Dr. Jürgen F. Strube is the current Chairman of the Supervisory Board of German chemical company BASF
SE.
, Germany
, in 1939. He studied law from 1960 to 1964 in Freiburg
, Geneva
and Munich
, obtained his doctorate in law in Munich in 1967, and passed the 2nd state examination in law in 1968. He began his professional career at BASF in 1969 in Germany, where he joined the Finance Department at Ludwigshafen. During his career he worked in several divisions in Antwerp, São Paulo
, New Jersey
and Germany. Since May 2003, he has been chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF. He is married with one daughter.
BASF
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
SE.
Biography
Strube was born in BochumBochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, in 1939. He studied law from 1960 to 1964 in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, obtained his doctorate in law in Munich in 1967, and passed the 2nd state examination in law in 1968. He began his professional career at BASF in 1969 in Germany, where he joined the Finance Department at Ludwigshafen. During his career he worked in several divisions in Antwerp, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Germany. Since May 2003, he has been chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF. He is married with one daughter.