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BASF Appoints Stephan Kothrade to the Board of Executive Directors

Kothrade has been with BASF since 1995 and leads BASF’s Intermediates division since 2022.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The Supervisory Board of BASF SE appointed Dr. Stephan Kothrade, president, Intermediates, as a member of the Board of Executive Directors effective March 1, 2023. Kothrade has been with BASF since 1995 and leads BASF’s Intermediates division since 2022.

“Stephan Kothrade has proven himself in several leadership roles in Germany and abroad,” Dr. Kurt Bock, chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE, said. “He has worked successfully for many years at our Verbund sites in Europe and Asia and will complement the Board of Executive Directors in an excellent way.”

Saori Dubourg is leaving the company as of February 28, 2023, in best mutual agreement. The Supervisory Board thanks Dubourg for her successful work and wishes her all the best for her professional as well as private future and continued success.

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