Local Management

Marko Murtonen

Managing Director
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd.

Marko Murtonen was born in Suomi, Finland in 1969. Marko holds a M.Sc. Process and Chemical Engineering (University of Oulu, Finland and RWTH Aachen, Germany). He has held several key management positions prior to delegation to Malaysia with the recent being Vice President of BASF Polyurethanes (Chongqing) Co. Ltd., Chongqing, China.

Professional Career

2020	Managing Director BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
2015	Vice President BASF Polyurethanes (Chongqing) Co. Ltd., Chongqing, China
2012	Vice President Shanghai BASF Polyurethanes Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China
2009	Site Director Dispersions & Pigments Operations and Industrial Park Management BASF Netherlands B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands
2006	Lean Manufacturing Expert & Project Manager Ciba Specialty Chemicals Inc., Basel, Switzerland
2004	Site Manager Styrene-Butadiene Latexes, OVAs-Latexes, Modified Starches, AKD-Dispersions and Specialty Sizing Chemicals Operations and Business Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Oy, Kaipiainen, Finland
2001	Plant Manager of Styrene-Butadiene Latexes Raisio Chemicals, Oy, Finland
1996	Plant Manager and Production Engineer Glassfibre Tissue Manufacturing Ahlstrom Glassfibre Oyj, Kotka, Finland

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