Since January 1, 2016 Volker Hammes is Managing Director of BASF New Business GmbH, Ludwigshafen/Germany. He is particularly responsible for Business Build-up of innovative material solutions e.g. for E-Power Management, Functional Feed Additives, and 3D-Printing (Additive Manufacturing). Additionally, he is Chairman of BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, Heidelberg/Germany.
Currently, Volker Hammes serves on the Boards of Essentium Inc, Pflugerville/TX, USA, and the NASDAQ listed company Materialise NV, Leuven/Belgium.
Born on July 21, 1963 in Essen, he is married with two children. Volker Hammes holds a Master of Science degree with first-class honors in Mechanical Engineering/Plastics Technology from RWTH Aachen University.