Jürgen F. Strube

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Jürgen F. Strube (born 19 August 1939)[1] is the former CEO and the current Chairman of the Supervisory Board of German chemical company BASF.[2]

Biography

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Strube was born in Bochum 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 second 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.[3] During his career he worked in several divisions in Antwerp, São Paulo, New Jersey and Germany.[4] Since May 2003, he has been chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF.

In 2003, he became the chair of UNICE, now the Confederation of European Business.[5][6]

Personal life

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He is married with one daughter.

References

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  1. ^ "Mannheim: Ex-BASF-Chef Jürgen Strube wird 80". Mannheimer Morgen (in German). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  2. ^ Milner, Mark (7 August 2001). "BASF issues second profits warning". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. ^ Whittington, Richard; Mayer, Michael (2002). The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science. Business Source Premier. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-925104-9. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Dr. Jürgen F. Strube turns 70". chemeurope.com. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  5. ^ "As Baron Jacobs departs, Dr. Jurgen Strube starts as new President of UNICE". www.euractiv.com. 1 July 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ^ Carstens, Karen (2 July 2003). "New employers' union boss warns against 'red tape'". Politico. Retrieved 15 November 2024.