On May 22, 2025, BASF announced that,

Dr. Christoph Wegner, President, Global Digital Services, Ludwigshafen, will assume responsibility for the Division Group Research, Ludwigshafen, effective July 1, 2025. The current head of the division, Dr. Helmut Winterling, President, will assume responsibility as President European Site & Verbund Management as previously communicated, succeeding Dr. Uwe Liebelt.

Dietrich Spandau, Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Ludwigshafen, will, as President, succeed Christoph Wegner at the same time.

Source: BASF