BASF names Thomas Groff key account manager for national distribution of automotive refinish coatings

SOUTHFIELD, MI, February 12, 2013 -- BASF has named Thomas Groff as Key Account Manager responsible for national distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings in North America. Groff is based in Southfield, Michigan. 

Groff has worked in the collision industry for more than seven years - selling, estimating, claim processing, and providing shop management solutions to collision repair facilities. He has extensive experience in integrating these applications with paint scale programs and third party accounting systems. Groff also has 13 years of experience working in the wholesale distribution field and has been a district manager responsible for store operation at 42 retail locations in the greater Detroit area.

To learn more about BASF automotive refinish products, please visit www.basfrefinish.com.

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Suggested caption: Thomas Groff, Key Account Manager responsible for national distribution of BASF Automotive Refinish Coatings in North America.

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BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20 billion in 2011. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

 

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. We combine economic success, social responsibility and environmental protection. Through science and innovation we enable our customers in almost all industries to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and system solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring healthy food and nutrition and helping to improve the quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF posted sales of about €73.5 billion in 2011 and had more than 111,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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