Dr. Ron Commander has served as Head of the LANXESS Group’s Butyl Rubber Business Unit since June 1, 2004.

Commander was born in Brisbane, Australia, on April 24, 1950. The Ph.D. chemical engineer was educated in the UK. He embarked on
his professional career in 1982 with Polysar Inc. of Sarnia, Canada, joining Bayer AG with its acquisition of Polysar in 1990. Before becoming Head of the LANXESS Butyl Rubber Business Unit in 2004, Mr. Commander worked in research and development, production and technical service at Bayer’s former Rubber Business Group and in business development at Bayer Polymers Shanghai.

Dr. Ron Commander is married.

Leverkusen, September 2008