6-K UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 19, 2002
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
BASF CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Carl Bosch Strasse 38, LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY 67056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer appointed new member of BASF's Board of Executive
Directors
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2002--The Supervisory Board
of BASF Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer to the Board of
Executive Directors with effect from January 1, 2003. Kreimeyer will be
responsible for the Performance Chemicals and Functional Polymers divisions as
well as for Asia. P. Andreas Kreimeyer was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1955. He
studied biology at the Universities of Hanover and Hamburg. P. After being
awarded his doctorate, Kreimeyer started work in BASF's Main Laboratory in 1986,
where his functions included the position of group leader for biotechnology.
Starting in 1993, Kreimeyer was personal assistant to the Chairman of the Board
of Executive Directors. In 1995, he transferred to Singapore. Here he worked in
the Southeast Asia/Australia division and his responsibilities included regional
marketing, capital expenditures and strategy.
In November 1998, Kreimeyer was appointed president of the Fertilizers
division. Following the dissolution of the Fertilizers division, he became
president of the Dispersions division in August 2000, which was renamed the
Functional Polymers division in July 2001.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. It aims to increase and sustain
its corporate value through growth and innovation. BASF offers its customers a
range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, coatings
systems, dispersions, agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as crude oil
and natural gas. BASF's distinctive approach to integration, known in German as
"Verbund," is its strength. It enables the company to achieve cost leadership
and gives it a decisive competitive advantage in the long term. BASF acts in
accordance with the principles of Sustainable Development. In 2001, BASF had
sales of EUR 32.5 billion (circa $29 billion) and over 90,000 employees
worldwide. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS),
London (BFA), New York (BF), Paris (BA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information on
BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
Note for editors:
You can download a photo from BASF's homepage at www.basf.de/pressphotos
under the rubric "Board of Executive Directors."
CONTACT: BASF A.G.
Michael Grabicki
Phone: +49 621 60-99938
Fax: +49 621 60-20129
michael.grabicki@basf-ag.de
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Date: December 19, 2002 By: /s/ Elisabeth Schick
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Name: Elisabeth Schick
Title: Director Site Communications Ludwigshafen
and Europe
By: /s/ Christian Schubert
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Name: Christian Schubert
Title: Director Corporate Communications
BASF Group