BASF Names Timothy Knight Business Manager, Professional Pest Control Group

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — BASF has appointed Timothy Knight as Business Manager for the Professional Pest Control group. In this role, Knight will oversee the marketing, sales, business development and strategic planning for the group, which manufactures Termidor termiticide/insecticide and Phantom termiticide-insecticide, along with other specialty products for the professional pest control industry.

Knight brings nearly 20 years of experience within BASF in various roles, spanning the crop protection and non-crop markets. Most recently as the business manager of BASF’s Vegetation Management Group, Knight negotiated the unique challenges of a mature market with the development and execution of the Imazapyr post-patent plan. He also led the development and execution of the customer loyalty program, Quality Vegetation Management Program (QVM).

“The Professional Pest Control group is extremely important to BASF, within the Specialty Products Division and on a global scale,” said Paul Rea, director of BASF Specialty Products Division. “Tim brings with him a wealth of experience in global sales and marketing management and an instinct that will lead this business into new market opportunities and continued growth.”

Knight received a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Ohio State University.