Tanachart Ralsiripong to become new Managing Director for BASF Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – April 26, 2016 – Effective May 1, 2016, Tanachart Ralsiripong will be appointed as Managing Director, BASF Vietnam Limited, based in Ho Chi Minh City. He succeeds Petrus Ng, who will become Managing Director of BASF Thailand.
Tanachart Ralsiripong started his career with BASF in 2003. Subsequently, he held several management positions in the areas of sales, business development and marketing, in Hong Kong, Thailand and Germany. Prior to this role, he was based in Thailand as Local Business Manager – ASEAN, Intermediates.
He holds a Master’s degree in Management and Bioengineering from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
About BASF Vietnam
BASF has been active in Vietnam since the establishment of its representative office in 1994. BASF Vietnam Limited was set up in 2009 and the company has one production site for construction chemicals. BASF Vietnam also maintains three sales offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang. It provides a wide range of products, including plastics, petrochemicals, construction chemicals, fine chemicals, performance chemicals, paper chemicals, and crop protection. BASF sales to customers in Vietnam were approximately €240 million in 2015. BASF employed 140 people in Vietnam as of the end of 2015. Further information on BASF in Vietnam is available at www.basf.com/vn.
About BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The approximately 112,000 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 five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials & Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil & Gas. BASF generated sales of more than €70 billion in 2015. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information at www.basf.com.
