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Dr. Stephan Kothrade
Dr. Stephan Kothrade is Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Dr. Stephan Kothrade was born in 1967 in Landshut, Germany. He has a doctorate in Organic Chemistry from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany.
Stephan Kothrade joined BASF in 1995 and began his career in polymer research. Since then, he has held various key positions around the world. In addition to Germany, Stephan Kothrade has held management positions in Hungary and Belgium. From 2012 to 2022, Stephan Kothrade lived in China and was, among other things, President and Chairman Greater China. In 2022, he assumed responsibility for the Intermediates division. In 2023, he was appointed to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE.
Stephan Kothrade is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of BASF SE. He is responsible for Monomers; Performance Materials; Petrochemicals; Intermediates; Group Research; Greater China; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand; Mega Projects Asia.
2024 | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Chief Technology Officer, BASF SE, located in Ludwigshafen, Germany and Singapore |
2023 | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen |
2022 | President Intermediates, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen |
2020 | President and Chairman Greater China, BASF, Shanghai, China |
2016 | President Functions Asia Pacific, President and Chairman Greater China, BASF, Shanghai, China |
2012 |
President, BASF-YPC Company Ltd, and Managing Director of Nanjing Verbund Site, Nanjing, China |
2008 | Senior Vice President, Plant Operations, Engineering & Infrastructure, BASF Antwerpen N.V., Antwerp, Belgium |
2006 | Managing Director, BASF Hungária & Southeast Europe, Budapest, Hungary |
2003 | Director Global Procurement, Inorganic Chemicals and Intermediates, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE), Ludwigshafen |
2000 | Group leader Strategic Planning: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Business Unit Strategies, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen |
1998 | Plant Manager, Lutonal Plant, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen |
1995 | Joined BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Polymer Research |
Membre du conseil d'administration et Responsable de la technologie (CTO) de BASF SE
Stephan Kothrade est né en 1967 à Landshut, en Allemagne. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat en chimie organique de l'université Ludwig-Maximilians de Munich.
Il est responsable des divisions Monomères; Matériaux de performance; Produits pétrochimiques; Produits intermédiaires; Groupe de recherche; Région Chine élargie; Région Asie du Sud et de l'Est; ANASE, Région Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande; Mégaprojets Asie.