Ordonez named Senior Vice President of BASF’s Performance Materials business in North America

WYANDOTTE, MI, October 15, 2014 – Juan Carlos Ordonez has been named Senior Vice President for BASF’s Performance Materials business in North America, effective November 1.  He succeeds Gerry Podesta, who was named Senior Vice President of BASF’s Dispersions & Pigments business in North America, also effective November 1. 

Ordonez has served in a variety of management roles with increasing responsibility as part of BASF’s consumer products, agrochemicals and pharmaceutical businesses in South America, and at BASF global headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany.  He most recently was the Senior Vice President responsible for the Coatings Solutions Business in North America.

Ordonez holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad de los Andes School of Business, Bogota, Colombia. 

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has nearly 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $19.3 billion in 2013. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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