Andreas Biermann appointed to BASF Shared Service Center, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – January 18, 2016 – Andreas Biermann has been appointed the new Managing Director for its Shared Service Center, Kuala Lumpur. Biermann succeeds Lau Kin Pong who is retiring after 21 years with the company.
Biermann will oversee the operations of BASF’s Shared Service Center located at Menara TM, which provides functional services in the areas of finance, human resources, environment, health & safety, controlling, procurement and information services to 17 countries in Asia Pacific.
Prior to this, Biermann, who holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, was the Vice President for Controlling Information Services and Supply Chain Operations, as well as the Managing Director at BASF Business Services Holding GmbH in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Biermann joined BASF SE in 1988 and has subsequently held several management positions in Germany, South Korea and China.
About BASF Shared Service Center, Kuala Lumpur
BASF Shared Service Center, Kuala Lumpur, was established in 2005 and is part of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the shared service centre provides functional services in the areas of Controlling, Finance, Environment, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Information Services and Procurement to BASF companies and affiliates in 17 countries and territories across the region. BASF has two other shared service centres in Berlin, Germany, and Montevideo, Uruguay that respectively cover Europe and the Americas.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
