BASF Appoints Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva as President Asia Pacific
BASF has appointed Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva as President, South & East Asia, ASEAN, and Australia/New Zealand at BASF, effective July 1, 2018. He succeeds Dr. Andrea Frenzel, who will assume responsibility for BASF’s global Intermediates Division.
Dr. Dhruva joined BASF in 1996. He has been Senior Vice President, Monomers, Asia Pacific, since 2013. Before assuming his current role, he headed BASF Polyurethanes, Asia Pacific and BASF Coating Solutions, Asia Pacific. Dr. Dhruva has held several positions at BASF in India, including Chief Executive of BASF Coatings India, Sales Manager and Product Manager. He previously worked in Product Development, Production and R&D in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Dr. Dhruva was born in India in 1968. In 1996 he earned a Ph.D in Organic Synthesis, Photo & Electro Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

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2026-08-22
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