10.03.05
As of September 1, 2005, Jan-Peter Sander is the new head of BASFs adhesive and construction industry business in Europe. He succeeds Ralph Schweens, who now leads global marketing coordination for BASF Polyurethanes in Brussels. He joined BASF in 1987 and has held a number of positions in Europe and Asia. In 2003, he became head of the global business unit performance chemicals for the automotive and oil industry headquartered in Ludwigshafen.