09.05.18
The Board of Executive Directors of BASF has announced the following personnel changes. Fried-Walter Münstermann, president, procurement, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, will assume responsibility for the Task Force Process Simplification effective Jan. 1, 2019. He will be succeeded by Stefano Pigozzi, president, Monomers, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen.
At the same time, Kenneth T. Lane, president, Catalysts, BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ, will assume responsibility for the Monomers division. The Monomers division’s headquarters will be transferred from Ludwigshafen to Waterloo, Belgium, during 2019.
Dr. Peter Schuhmacher, president, Process Research & Chemical Engineering, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, will assume responsibility for the Catalyst Division on Dec. 1, 2019. He will be succeeded by Dr. Detlef Kratz, currently SVP, corporate technology and operational excellence, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
At the same time, Kenneth T. Lane, president, Catalysts, BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ, will assume responsibility for the Monomers division. The Monomers division’s headquarters will be transferred from Ludwigshafen to Waterloo, Belgium, during 2019.
Dr. Peter Schuhmacher, president, Process Research & Chemical Engineering, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, will assume responsibility for the Catalyst Division on Dec. 1, 2019. He will be succeeded by Dr. Detlef Kratz, currently SVP, corporate technology and operational excellence, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.