The manager was meanwhile considered a possible successor to CEO Brudermüller.
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Frankfurt, Dusseldorf Two days before the presentation of the business figures for the past year, the chemical group BASF reports a surprising and unusually short-term change on the board: Saori Dubourg will leave the six-member board at the end of February, the company announced on Wednesday. Stephan Kothrade, who previously headed the Intermediates division, will take over her position.
The 51-year-old Dubourg is leaving BASF on the best of terms. The Supervisory Board would like to thank her for her successful work and wish her all the best and continued success for her professional and private future, the group said in a brief statement. Dubourg’s board mandate would actually have run until 2025. With technology chief Melanie Maas-Brunner, there is now only one woman on the BASF board.
Dubourg, who has a degree in business administration, was on the committee responsible for plastics precursors, performance materials and petrochemicals, as well as for the Europe region. Previously, she also headed the agrochemicals division of BASF.