BASF appoints Raimar Jahn to president, polyurethanes division, Dr. Markus Kamieth, president, coatings unit; both appointments effective March 1
Alison Gallant
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany
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December 21, 2011
(press release)
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Raimar Jahn to become President of the Polyurethanes division
Dr. Markus Kamieth to become President of the Coatings division
Raimar Jahn (53), currently head of BASF’s Coatings division, will become President of BASF’s Polyurethanes division, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium effective March 1, 2012. He succeeds Wayne T. Smith who has been appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE effective at the end of the Annual Meeting on April 27, 2012.
The Supervisory Board of BASF Coatings GmbH will be asked to appoint Dr. Markus Kamieth, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals North America, N-EVP, BASF Corporation, Florham Park, as successor of Raimar Jahn effective March 1, 2012. Kamieth is currently Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals North America, located in Florham Park, New Jersey.
About BASF
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and agricultural products to oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of about €63.9 billion in 2010 and had approximately 109,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com or in its Social Media Newsroom at newsroom.basf.com .
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