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BASF appoints Agus Ciputra as President Director for Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia – August 1, 2019 – BASF has appointed Agus Ciputra as President Director of BASF Indonesia, effective August 1, 2019. He succeeds Daniel Loh, who decided to leave the company as of July 31, 2019.
Agus began his career with BASF in 2007 as a technical sales representative for polyurethane business in Jakarta, Indonesia. He then held various management positions in Singapore, Germany and Switzerland. He was most recently Vice Director, Regional Business Management Asia Pacific Hygiene, Petrochemicals in China.
Agus Ciputra was born in Medan, Indonesia. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Indonesia and holds a diploma in Financial Management from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant. He is married with two children.
About BASF in Indonesia
BASF has been investing in Indonesia since 1976. Today, BASF solutions support Indonesia’s key industries including agriculture, nutrition & health, and home & personal care. The head office for BASF Indonesia is located in Jakarta, and BASF operates four production sites, in Cengkareng, Cimanggis, Cikarang and Merak. In 2018, BASF posted sales of approximately €503 million to customers in Indonesia and employed 697 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on the Internet at www.basf.com/id.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 122,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of around €63 billion in 2018. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at www.basf.com.