BASF Appoints New Senior Technical Sales Representative for the Dispersions and Paper Chemicals Business in the United States
CHARLOTTE, NC, March 11, 2009 - BASF has appointed Ms. Robin Queenan as Senior Technical Sales Representative for the Dispersions and Paper Chemicals business, where she is responsible for the management of various customer accounts in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware.
Queenan came to BASF with extensive experience from Rohm and Haas Company where she held various positions in the Paint, Coatings and Construction Materials departments in research and development, customer service and most recently technical service.
She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and a PH.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The BASF dispersions business in North America includes all-acrylic, styrene-acrylic and styrene-butadiene latex products used in the manufacture of adhesives, architectural coatings, carpet backing, nonwovens, paper and paperboard products, construction mastics, thin sets and adhesives, elastomeric roof coatings, as well as for the modification of asphalt and concrete for greater durability. Major dispersion product lines include Acronal®, Acronal Optive®, Butonal®, Butofan®, Styronal® and Styrofan®.
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 $17.5 billion in 2008. For more information about BASF's North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals, as well as oil and gas. 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 approximately 97,000 employees and posted sales of more than 62 billion in 2008. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
For more information contact:
Bill Pagano
BASF Corporation
Tel: (973) 245-6071
E-mail: william.pagano@basf.com
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