Claus Dallner has extensive experience in the chemical industry, currently serving as Senior Vice President at BASF since February 2008, overseeing the Global Business Unit for Resins & Additives. Dallner has held multiple leadership roles at BASF, including Vice President for Global Business Management Performance & Formulation Additives, Vice Director for Global Business Management Formulation Additives, and Head of Marketing for Dispersions, Resins, and Additives for Fiber Bonding in the EMEA region. Prior to BASF, Dallner was Head of the Department of Materials & Construction at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from January 2006 to January 2008. Dallner holds a Doctorate in Polymer Technology from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, completed in 2006.