BASF announces new global director of communications and government relations.

BASF has announced Thomas Biegi as its new global leader of corporate communications and government relations. He will assume the role on April 1, 2026. Biegi succeeds Nina Schwab-Hautzinger and will report to the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, Markus Kamieth.

Biegi, 47, serves as head of communications and government affairs at GSK in Germany. Previously, he was a senior vice president and head of Corporate Affairs at the biotechnology company MorphoSys. He participated in the company's transformation process and its acquisition by Novartis. The executive also held senior positions at Pfizer.

He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in media and communication studies from the Freie Universität Berlin.