Kurt Wilhelm Bock is a businessperson who has been the head of 8 different companies and currently is Chairman-Supervisory Board at BASF SE and Chairman-Supervisory Board for Fuchs Petrolub SE. Dr. Bock is also on the board of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft eV and United Nations Global Compact and President at Verband der Chemischen Industrie eV. In his past career Dr. Bock was Chairman for BASF SE and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at BASF Corp. (a subsidiary of BASF SE), Managing Director at Robert Bosch Ltda., Senior Vice President-Finance & Accounting at Robert Bosch GmbH, President for The International Council of Chemical Associations and President of European Chemical Industry Council. He received a doctorate from the University of Bonn, an undergraduate degree from Universität zu Köln and an undergraduate degree from the University of Münster.