BASF names Barbara Aguiar director of Professional & Specialty Solutions North America

BASF has named Barbara Aguiar as director, Professional & Specialty Solutions Business Management, North America, effective Feb. 1. She succeeds Stephanie Jensen who recently moved into a new role as vice president, Global Strategic Marketing Insecticides.

Aguiar worked as the director, P&SS Global Marketing and Business Development, where she provided strong leadership to strategy creation, portfolio management, developing the global P&SS marketing community and driving business development projects, including third-party negotiations.

Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aguiar holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s of business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Aguiar has been with BASF for 14 years. Prior to joining the P&SS global marketing team Barbara worked in the areas of communications, branding, industry relations and leadership engagement.

“The P&SS business unit is a unique and dynamic part of BASF Agricultural Solutions with some of the most innovative and passionate customers,” Aguiar said. “I look forward to meeting with our customers in person in the coming weeks and months.”