Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva

President for Global Division Monomers,

BASF Belgium Coordination Center Comm. V., Waterloo at BASF

President, South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand (effective July 1, 2018)

Dr. Ramkumar Dhruva was born in India 1968. In 1996 he earned a Ph.D. in Organic Synthesis, Photo & Electro Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He was a research chemist in Polymer Dispersions Laboratory in BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany when he joined BASF.

Professional Career

2019		President for Global Division Monomers, BASF Belgium Coordination Center Comm. V., Waterloo at BASF
2018		President, South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong
2013		Senior Vice President, BASF Monomers, Asia Pacific, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong
2012		Senior Vice President, BASF Polyurethanes, Asia Pacific, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong
2008		Vice President, BASF Coatings Solutions, Asia Pacific, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong
2005		Chief Executive, BASF Coatings (India) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India
2002		All India Sales Manager for Functional Polymers, Mumbai, India
2000		Product Manager, BASF India Limited, Mumbai India
1999		Product Development Manager, Adhesives & Construction Marketing Division, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1998		Deputy Plant Manager for Polymer Dispersions Plant, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1996		Joined BASF as a Research Chemist at Polymer Dispersions Laboratory, Ludwigshafen, Germany