Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
May 13, 2008
BASF is pleased to
announce the appointment of Nevin McDougall as Vice President,
U.S. Business Operations, Crop Protection Division. Most
recently, McDougall led BASF operations in the Asia Pacific
region as Group Vice President for Agricultural Products.
“Nevin brings tremendous knowledge, experience and skill to our
U.S. operations,” said Markus Heldt, BASF Group Vice President,
North America. “He has a strong history and background with BASF
and we’re excited to welcome him to the U.S. business team.”
McDougall has spent the last 15 years with BASF and its legacy
company (American Cyanamid) working in Canada and Singapore,
where he has served in a variety of sales, marketing and
management roles.
McDougall is a native of Canada and holds a bachelor’s degree in
science and a master’s degree in agricultural economics and
business from the University of Guelph.
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
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BASF Corporation,
headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American
affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than
15,000 employees in North America, and had sales of
approximately $16.4 billion in 2007.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in
virtually all industries to be more successful. With its
high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an
important role in finding answers to global challenges such as
climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost
€58 billion in 2007. BASF shares are traded on the stock
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