LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany – BASF announced that on April 1, 2017, Hartwig Michels, President, Regional Division Europe, Ludwigshafen, will take over as President, Petrochemicals, Ludwigshafen. He succeeds Dr. Rainer Diercks, who will retire effective March 31, 2017.
Dr. Markus Kramer, President, Dispersions & Pigments, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong, will succeed Michels effective April 1, 2017, as President, Regional Division Europe, Ludwigshafen.