Michael Heinz is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies and currently occupies the position of Chairman for Zukunftsinitiative Rheinalnd Pfalz e.V. and Co-Managing Director at HEC Hochwaldeinkaufscenter Immobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. Mr. Heinz is also Member-Executive Board at BASF SE, Chairman-Administrative Council at BASF Antwerpen NV, Member of Deutsche Gesellschaft Fuer Personalfuehrung EV, Member of Innovationsforum Energiewende E.V and Member of Kulturkreis Der Deutschen Wirtschaft Im Bdi E.V and on the board of 7 other companies.

In the past Michael Heinz was Chairman of Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein Neckar eV, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Cognis GmbH, Chief Executive Officer for Ciba Holding AG, President & General Manager at BASF de México SA de CV, Director-Marketing Crop Protection at BASF Corp. and General Manager for BASF Ecuatoriana SA.

Mr. Heinz received an MBA from Duke University and an undergraduate degree from Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences.