MOSCOW (MRC) -- Marc Christian Koppe, current head of the Refinish Coatings business of BASF Coatings Services GmbH in Dortmund, will assume responsibility for the Business Management PCI Europe Unit, effective October 1, 2015, said the producer in its press release.
Graduated in Business Administration, Marc Christian Koppe joined BASF in 2003. Before, he already worked in various functions in the Construction Chemicals division, which includes PCI, amongst others as Head of Marketing and Sales in China. Since 2012 he was head of the German Refinish Coatings business of BASF Coatings Services GmbH.
Marc Christian Koppe succeeds Clemens Bierig, who will assume a new position within BASF Coatings Services GmbH after eight years.
PCI Augsburg GmbH is part of the business unit Construction Chemicals of BASF and leader in the tile laying materials sector for specialist firms in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition, the company supplies product systems for waterproofing, concrete protection and repair, as well as a complete product range for the soft flooring sector. PCI employs a staff of more than 700 and generated sales of over EUR220 million net in 2014.
As MRC informed earlier, BASF had presented the world's first top mount with polyurethane bearing and polyamide housing. Thus, BASF is now expanding its expertise in top mounts to enable car manufacturers an optimum combination of weight savings, pleasant acoustics and vibration damping.
BASF is the largest diversified chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF produces a wide range of chemicals, for example solvents, amines, resins, glues, electronic-grade chemicals, industrial gases, basic petrochemicals and inorganic chemicals. The most important customers for this segment are the pharmaceutical, construction, textile and automotive industries. BASF had sales of over EUR74 billion in 2014 and over 113,000 employees as of the end of the year.
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