LUDWIGSHAFEN (BASF) -- The Supervisory Board of BASF SE has today appointed Dr. Kurt Bock (51) to succeed Dr. Jurgen Hambrecht as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. Dr. Martin Brudermuller (49) will become vice chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. Both appointments will take effect following the end of the Annual Meeting on May 6, 2011.
⌠Kurt Bock is an entrepreneur with an extensive international experience. Under his leadership, he will continue the company's success together with his colleagues on the Board of Executive Directors and the global BASF team, said Eggert Voscherau, chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE.
The Supervisory Board will decide on further appointments to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE in early 2011.
MRC Reference
BASF. The share in the Russian market in 2008:
PS - 9.1% (GPPS - 5.9%, ABS - 11.4%, EPS - 10.6%).
Annual sales growth in Russia over the 5 years:
PS - 15%.
Imports by polymers processing technologies:
foaming;
injection molding.