People

The Best and Brightest

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Everything we do begins with our people. As an employer and partner of choice, we are committed to attracting the best and brightest to unleash our full potential. We promote inspirational leadership and foster an inclusive, collaborative and agile environment. Our winning culture is based on strong, shared values that serve our mission to shape agriculture for the better.

Passion to Innovate: Power to Change

Our guiding principle is a long-standing commitment to delivering secure and attractive workplaces. Our employees are at the forefront of innovation in the agriculture sector. Their talent and commitment uniquely positions our company to answer the needs of farmers and, in turn, contribute to our bigger purpose: Science for a better life.

Creating an inclusive environment where employees of all genders, ethnicities, backgrounds and orientations feel welcome and able to contribute is essential to Bayer’s success. Our employees proudly reflect the society we live in and demonstrate the value of diverse thinking in bringing best in class agriculture solutions for the benefit of all.

 

life at internetOur LIFE values – Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility, Efficiency – are the anchor values by which all of us at Bayer, no matter what division or business, pursue Bayer’s mission of Science for a Better Life.

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Leadership Team

The Crop Science division of Bayer is driven by leadership committed to advancing agriculture for the betterment of farmers, consumers and the planet. To learn more about the Crop Science Executive Leadership Team members, click or tap on their names below.

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Rodrigo Santos
Head of Crop Science Division
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Dr. Bob Reiter
Head of Research and Development, Crop Science
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Dr. Dirk Backhaus
Head of Product Supply, Crop Science
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Frank Terhorst
Head of Strategy & Sustainability, Crop Science
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Dr. Jeremy Williams
Dr. Jeremy Williams Head of The Climate Corporation and Digital Farming, Crop Science
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Gabriele Oehlschlaeger
Head of Human Resources, Crop Science
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Dr. Lars Benecke
Head of Law, Patents and Compliance, Crop Science
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Sascha Israel
Head of Digital Transformation and IT, Crop Science
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Claudia Scherer
Head of Integration and Transformation, Crop Science
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Thomas Armitage
Head of Communications, Crop Science