Dr. Rainer Seele proposed as new Chairman of the ... - Wintershall AG

Wintershall in 1996. In 2000, he became Managing Director of WINGASand was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of Wintershall, responsiblefor Ressort “Natural Gas”, in 2002. Seele is married and hasthree children.Bachmann previously was Vice President, Gas and Power, Russia, Caspianand Southeast Europe at Royal Dutch Shell PLC, The Hague, Netherlands.Please note:Photographs and CVs of Reinier Zwitserloot and Dr. Rainer Seele areavailable on the Internet at www.wintershall.com.Wintershall, based in Kassel, Germany, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BASF inLudwigshafen. The company has been active in the exploration and production ofcrude oil and natural gas for over 75 years. Wintershall focuses on selected coreregions, where the company has built up a high level of regional and technologicalexpertise. These are Europe, North Africa, South America, as well as Russia andthe Caspian Sea region. Today the company is Germany’s largest producer ofcrude oil and natural gas and with its subsidiary, WINGAS, it is also an importantgas supplier on the German and European market.Wintershall Holding AGPress and Public RelationsP.O. Box 10 40 2034112 Kassel, GermanyPhone: +49 561 301-3301Fax: +49 561 301-1321Page 2 of 2