BASF appoints Michael Baier to lead Battery Materials business
Shanghai, China – April 15, 2019 – BASF has appointed Dr. Michael Baier to lead its global Battery Materials business within the company’s Catalysts division, based in Shanghai, effective April 1, 2019.
Baier joined BASF in 1994 and has held various management positions in research, strategic planning and business management in Germany and the United States. In 2015, he moved to Shanghai to lead BASF’s mobile emission catalysts business for the Asia Pacific region.
As Senior Vice President, Battery Materials, Catalysts Division, Baier will focus on further expanding the business and supporting BASF’s customers and partners globally.
Baier succeeds Dr. Jeffrey Lou, who has been named President of BASF’s Advanced Materials & Systems Research Division, based in Shanghai, effective May 1, 2019.
About BASF’s Catalysts Division
BASF’s Catalysts division is the world’s leading supplier of environmental and process catalysts. The group offers exceptional expertise in the development of technologies that protect the air we breathe, produce the fuels that power our world and ensure efficient production of a wide variety of chemicals, plastics and other products, including advanced battery materials. By leveraging our industry-leading R&D platforms, passion for innovation and deep knowledge of precious and base metals, BASF’s Catalysts division develops unique, proprietary solutions that drive customer success. Further information on BASF’s Catalysts division is available on the Internet at www.catalysts.basf.com.
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.
