Dr. Livio Tedeschi, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
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“Our close relationship with farmers and our commitment to always supporting them with practical innovations drive us every day.”

Dr. Livio Tedeschi

Who we are

Dr. Livio Tedeschi
Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE

Livio Tedeschi was born in Frosinone, Italy, in 1971. He studied chemistry at La Sapienza University in Rome and obtained a PhD in organic synthesis from RWTH Aachen. He concluded post-doctoral research at Imperial College London, United Kingdom and holds an Executive MBA from ESSEC Business School, France, and Mannheim Business School, Germany.

Livio Tedeschi joined BASF in 2003, starting his career as a team leader in the Global Research Agricultural Products unit. Over the following years, he held various leadership positions in marketing, strategy, and business development with international responsibility across Europe and the United States. In 2017, he became Senior Vice President, heading the Agricultural Solutions business in Europe. In 2022, he assumed global responsibility for the Agricultural Solutions division. Livio Tedeschi is since 2026 a member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and Head of the Agricultural Solutions Management Board.

Livio Tedeschi is responsible for the Agricultural Solutions division.

2026

Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, and Head of the Agricultural Solutions Management Board, BASF SE, Limburgerhof/Germany

2022

President, Agricultural Solutions, BASF SE, Limburgerhof/Germany

2017

Senior Vice President, Agricultural Solutions Europe, BASF SE, Limburgerhof/Germany

2014

Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing Insecticides, BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park/USA

2012

Director, Innovation Strategy Development, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/Germany

2010

Head of Global Strategic Marketing Amines, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen/Germany

2007

Head of Marketing for UK, Ireland, Nordics, Baltics, BASF plc, Cheadle/United Kingdom

2006

Marketing Manager Specialty Crops, BASF AG (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE), Limburgerhof/Germany

2003

Team leader in Global Research Agricultural Products, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen/Germany