The Board of Directors of BASF India approved the appointment of Alexander Gerding as managing director of BASF India, effective January 1, 2023.

Alexander will lead the company for a tenure of five years and will be based in Mumbai. He succeeds the present managing director of BASF India, Narayan Krishnamohan, who has decided to leave the company. Krishnamohan will support Alexander’s transition to the role, until December 31, 2022.

Born in Bremen, Germany in 1979, Alexander has been with BASF for more than 22 years. He joined BASF in 2000 under a dual study program and obtained his Master of Business Administration at UNCG, North Carolina, United States, in 2005. Over this time, he has handled multiple leadership roles across the globe including Argentina, US, and most recently as vice president of Business Management for Agricultural Solutions for EMEA East based out of Germany. Alexander has over two decades of valuable experience in the Agricultural Solutions business. As Head of BASF Group Companies in the country and managing director, BASF India, he will focus on expanding the business and supporting BASF’s customers and partners in the country.

The Board of Directors of BASF India has also approved the appointment of Anil Kumar Choudhary as the whole-time director of the Company for a term of five years. Anil has been with BASF since 2004 and has held various leadership positions, including being the managing director of BASF Catalysts India. In his last role, he was the business director for the Performance Materials business. He will assume the role of vice president - Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Surface Technologies, effective January 1, 2023. He will also be responsible for all manufacturing sites of BASF India. Anil replaces Rajesh Naik, who will resign as whole-time director on 31 December 2022, to pursue a regional role in BASF.

All appointments will be effective 1 January 2023, subject to shareholders and other relevant approvals as required.