Rainer Seele

President Global Chemicals, XRG; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Covestro; Supervisory Board Member Borouge International

Dr. Rainer Seele is President of XRG’s Chemicals Platform, overseeing the company’s global chemical investments and growth strategy. Mr. Seele has over 30 years of experience in international leadership across energy, petrochemicals, and industrial transformation. He previously served as CEO of OMV, where he led major portfolio restructuring and spearheaded the acquisition of Borealis. Prior to that, he served as CEO of Wintershall and held senior leadership roles at BASF, with a focus on gas infrastructure, trading, and upstream growth.