BASF appoints Dr. Dschun Song as Managing Director for Korea

• Proven leader having worked across positions in BASF including Research, M&A, Marketing and Business Management for over 17 years
• Clear focus on sustainability and innovation to enable continued growth for customers and partners

February 27, 2023, Seoul, Korea – Dr. Dschun Song, Vice President, Automotive, Materials and Industrial Solutions in Korea, will take office as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, BASF Company Limited, Korea, effective March 1, 2023. Dr. David Im, the incumbent Representative Director, will retire on February 28.

Dr. Dschun Song, a Korean-German, has been responsible for various roles in BASF across locations including Germany, Brazil and South Korea for over 17 years, since he joined the company as a research scientist in Ludwigshafen, Germany in 2006. During his tenure, he assumed various positions in Research, M&A, Marketing as well as being Staff to the President of EMEA in Europe. Post which, he moved to Brazil to manage BASF’s Petrochemicals business in South America. With his rich expertise and proven leadership, Dr. Song in his most recent role served as Vice President, Automotive, Materials and Industrial Solutions in Korea since 2020, where he supported and drove the business growth.

“I feel a great sense of responsibility with the opportunity of leading BASF in Korea,” Dr. Song said. “We aim to continue expanding our sustainable and innovative product portfolio and support our customers in Korea. It is my clear goal that we continue to contribute to the goal of climate neutrality in Korea through close cooperation with Korean customers and partners.”

About BASF in Korea

BASF has been a committed partner to Korea since 1954. As a leading foreign investor in the chemical industry in Korea, BASF operates eight world-scale production sites in the country. The company also maintains the regional headquarters of its Electronic Materials business and the Electronic Materials R&D Center Asia Pacific in Suwon. In addition, one R&D center for Advanced Material Solutions and two Technical Development Centers are located across Korea. In 2022, BASF posted sales of approximately € 1.5 billion to customers in Korea and employed 1,221 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on www.basf.com.

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 111,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €87.3 billion in 2022. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.