BASF appoints head of global textile chemicals business unit

Lütfü Okman (43) started his career with BASF in 2004 as Regional Sales Manager of BC Turkey, Middle East & North Africa for Leather and Textile in BASF Türk Ltd. after extensive work experience with multi-national companies. He has since assumed several key management positions within BASF, including in 2007 as Managing Director of a public company (75% owned by BASF) under BASF Coatings in Turkey.

Lütfü Okman holds a M.B.A. from the Canterbury Business School at the University of Kent (UK) and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Istanbul Technical University.