New president appointed at BASF Japan

Tokyo, Japan – April　10, 2025 –  BASF has appointed Rachib de Matos Zeidam as the new Representative Director and President of BASF Japan, effective July 1, 2025.

Zeidam succeeds Hiroki Ishida, the current Representative Director and President of BASF Japan, who will step down end of June 2025.

Zeidam joined BASF Japan in 2001 as an engineer in the Polymers division. Over the years, he has held various managerial positions in the Performance Materials division, including Senior Regional Manager for Consumer Technology in Singapore and Senior Manager for Non-automotive Sales in Japan. Since 2021, he has been serving as the Director of the Performance Materials division at BASF Japan.

Rachib de Matos Zeidam was born in Teresina, Brazil, in 1975. He studied Material Engineering (Polymers) at the Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, where he obtained his Master of Engineering in 2001.

About BASF in Japan　

BASF has been a committed partner to Japan since 1888.  Operating both production sites as well as Research and Development facilities in Japan, BASF contributes to the success of Japanese　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 customers nationwide as well as globally by providing products and solutions to nearly all industries. These include the automotive, construction, pharmaceutical, medical, electronics, electric, packaging, home and personal care, agriculture and food industries. As of the end of 2024, BASF employed 897 employees in Japan, and recorded sales of about € 1.5 billion to customers in the country. Further information is available on  www.basf.com/jp. 

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