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Leadership in North America

Meet the North American Executive Committee

Meet the North American Leadership Team

Also see:
BASF SE Global Management

North American Executive Committee Profiles

Michael Heinz

Chairman and CEO, BASF Corporation
Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE

Executive Vice President and CFO BASF Corporation

President, Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America

Tobias Dratt

President Region North America

Executive Vice President and CFO/COO, BASF Corporation

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Karen Killeen

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, BASF North America

Senior Vice President, BASF Corporation

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Krisanne Pook

Vice President, People Services USA

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Benjamin Raerup Knudsen

Vice President, Research North America, BASF Corporation

North American Leadership Team

In addition to the North American Executive Committee, the North American Leadership Team leads BASF’s business and organizational priorities in the region.

Gary Brown

Gary Brown

VP, Digitalization North & South America

Florham Park, NJ

Jeff DeAlmeida

Jeff DeAlmeida

SVP, Pharma Solutions

Florham Park, NJ

Stefan Doerr

Stefan Doerr

SVP, Monomers

Wyandotte, MI

Tejuana Edmond

Tejuana Edmond

VP, Plastic Additives

Houston, TX

Denise Hartmann

Denise Hartmann

SVP, Dispersions & Resins

Charlotte, NC

Timothy Ingle

Timothy Ingle

SVP, Precious Metal Services & Recycling

Iselin, NJ

Denise Joost

Denise Joost

VP, Indirect Procurement

Houston, TX

Mary Kurian

Mary Kurian

SVP, Petrochemicals

Houston, TX

Jerold Lebold

Jerold Lebold

SVP, Geismar Site

Geismar, LA

Nils Lessman

Nils Lessman

SVP, Coatings Solutions

Southfield, MI

Marcelo Lu

Marcelo Lu

SVP, Care Chemicals

Florham Park, NJ

Thomas Manderbach

Thomas Manderbach

SVP, Engineering and Maintenance

Houston, TX

Andres Monroy

Andres Monroy

President & General Management, BASF Mexico, CA&C

DF, Mexico

Brad Morrison

Brad Morrison

SVP, Freeport Site

Freeport, TX

Apala Mukherjee

Apala Mukherjee

VP and Managing Director, BASF Canada

Missisauga, ON

Alexander Neumann-Loreck

Alexander Neumann-Loreck

SVP, Regional Service Delivery, North & South America

Florham Park, NJ

Erika Peterman

Erika Peterman

SVP, Chemical Intermediates

Florham Park, NJ

Paul Rea

Paul Rea

SVP, Crop Protection

Research Triangle Park, NC

Gulay Serhatkulu

Gulay Serhatkulu

SVP, Performance Materials

Wyandotte, MI

Last Update February 15, 2023