Christoph Attila Kun joined BASF SE Ludwigshafen in 2011 as a maintenance engineer. After various optimization projects in maintenance, he took over the development and management of the SAP Plant Maintenance Services unit in 2013. In 2018, he moved to the Digitalization department and took over the management of the Digital Asset Master Data Management unit as Product Manager. In 2022, he took over the management of the Digital Data Chain unit as Global Product Manager.
In addition to this activity, he is involved in standardization and digitization of the process industry as head of the VDI technical committee 2770 Digital Manufacturer Information, as manager of the DIN SPEC consortium 91406 Automatic Identification of Physical Objects and as head of the working group Digital Platforms for Asset Management and Maintenance in the Process Industry
In 2022, these three initiatives were merged into the Digital Data Chain Consortium (DDCC). BASF is the consortium leader. Christoph Attila Kun has been managing the DDCC on behalf of BASF since 2022.

The Pop in your Job:
In meiner Funktion als Manager des Digital Data Chain Consortiums (DDCC) arbeite und lerne ich mit Experten von mehr als 50 Betreibern, Herstellern und Dienstleistern zusammen und entwickle und gestalte mit ihnen gemeinsam die Digitalisierung der Prozessindustrie.
In meiner Funktion als Global Product Manager für die Digital Data Chain bei BASF setze ich die Entwicklungen des DDCC bei BASF weltweit um. Dies gibt mir die Möglichkeit, aus der Umsetzung zu lernen und dies in die Weiterentwicklung der Digitalen Datenkette einfließen zu lassen.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.