Agriculture
Dr. Livio Tedeschi
Head of the BASF Agricultural Solutions Management Board and Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
- Responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of BASF Agricultural Solutions
- Guides the organization as it develops into an independent pure-play agricultural company and leads its progress toward IPO readiness
Since May 2026, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
Livio Tedeschi was born in Frosinone, Italy, in 1971. He studied chemistry at La Sapienza University in Rome and obtained a PhD in organic synthesis from RWTH Aachen, Germany. He concluded post-doctoral research at Imperial College London, United Kingdom and holds an Executive MBA from ESSEC Business School, France, and Mannheim Business School, Germany. He also holds a Diploma in Piano from the Conservatory of Music “L. Refice” in Frosinone, Italy.
| 2026 | Head of the BASF Agricultural Solutions Management Board and Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE |
| 2022 | President, Agricultural Solutions, BASF SE, Limburgerhof, Germany |
| 2017 | Senior Vice President, Agricultural Solutions Europe, BASF SE, Limburgerhof, Germany |
| 2014 | Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing Insecticides, BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, USA |
| 2012 | Director, Innovation Strategy Development, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2010 | Head of Global Strategic Marketing Amines, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2007 | Head of Marketing for UK, Ireland, Nordics, Baltics, BASF plc, Cheadle, United Kingdom |
| 2006 | Marketing Manager Specialty Crops, BASF AG, Limburgerhof, Germany |
| 2003 | Team Lead Global Research Agricultural Products, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
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