Who is Dr Christoph Wegner, new head of Information Services and Supply Chain operations at BASF?

BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, has announced that it has a new President of BASF’s Information Services and Supply Chain operations in Dr Christoph Wagner. Here’s what we know about him:

• He succeeds Dr Robert Blackburn, who was president for nine years
• Dr Christoph Wegner holds a PHD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Gottingen, Germany
• He moves from his previous position of Senior Vice President of the Regional Business Unit Amines Europe, BASF – where he was in post for four years.
• Dr Wegner has been with BASF for over 18 years, in roles ranging from Research Scientist (1997) and Managing Director of Crop Protection in Croatia (2007)
• He will begin his new from December 31 2016
• The company, BASF, posted sales of €70 billion in 2015.
• BASF is the world’s leading chemical company and has over 112,000 employees
• It serves three key areas: Resources, environment and climate, Food and nutrition and Quality of life
• BASF operates across 70 locations all over the world:

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