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Stephan Kothrade [Photo/IC]

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Name: Stephan Kothrade

Age: 51

Nationality: Germany

Career:

2016 to now: President functions, BASF Asia-Pacific, president and chairman, BASF China

2012-16: President, BASFYPC Company Ltd, and managing director of Nanjing Verbund site, China

2008-12: Senior vice-president, BASF Belgium

2006-08: Managing director, BASF Hungary& Southeast Europe

2003-06: Director, global procurement, BASF, Ludwigshafen

2000-03: Group leader, strategic planning, BASF, Ludwigshafen

1998-2000: Plant manager, Lutonal Plant, BASF, Ludwigshafen

1995: Joined BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Polymer Research

Education:

Doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Munich