Paul Rea To Head US BASF Crop Protection Business

Matt Hopkins Posted by Matt Hopkins|6 July 2009

North Carolina, US-based BASF Crop Protection announced the appointment of Paul Rea to Director, US Crop Business, effective July 1, 2009. In his new role, Rea will be responsible for all aspects of the US Crop commercial business. Rea succeeds Nevin McDougall, who was promoted to his current position as Group Vice President of BASF, North America Crop Protection in February.

Rea brings more than 14 years of global management experience in the agriculture business to the position. He most recently served as Director of BASF Specialty Products business within BASF North America Crop Protection. Rea led the December 2008 acquisition of Whitmire Micro-Gen to form BASF Pest Control Solutions.

Rea joined the company in 2001 as a National Sales Manager at BASF Australia, Ltd., in Sydney. Prior to joining BASF, Rea served as National Product Manager and Director of Graintrust Venture for Combined Rural Traders (CRT) in Sydney, Australia. He also spent more than 10 years working with a major seed company in both Australia and New Zealand. Rea is a native of New Zealand.

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