Board of Management

Werner Wenning

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Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG

Chairman of the Bayer AG Board of Management since April 2002. Born in 1946, Werner Wenning joined the company in 1966 as a commercial trainee. He held a number of positions with Bayer in Germany and abroad, serving as managing director of Bayer subsidiaries in Peru and Spain and later as Head of the Corporate Planning and Controlling Division. Wenning was appointed to the Board of Management as Chief Financial Officer in February 1997. He was President of the German Chemical Industry Association from 2005 until 2007 and is currently its Vice President.

Klaus Kühn

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Klaus Kühn, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG

Chief Financial Officer and responsible for the Europe region. Born in 1952, Klaus Kühn studied mathematics and physics at the Technical University of Berlin, Germany, gaining a mathematics degree in 1978. He also studied in the United States, where he obtained a Master of Business Administration. Kühn joined Bayer AG in 1998 as Head of the Finance Section, and shortly afterwards was made Head of the Group Finance Division. He was appointed to the Bayer AG Board of Management in May 2002.

Dr. Wolfgang Plischke

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Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG

Responsible for Innovation, Technology and Environment and the Asia-Pacific region. Born in 1951, Wolfgang Plischke studied biology at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. After gaining his Ph.D., Plischke began his career with Bayer in 1980, first joining the subsidiary Miles. After holding a number of positions in Germany and abroad, he became Head of the Pharmaceuticals Business Group in North America in 2000, and two years later took over responsibility for the Pharmaceuticals Business Group of Bayer AG. Plischke was appointed to the Bayer AG Board of Management in March 2006. Since December 2007 Plischke has been Chairman of the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies.

Dr. Richard Pott

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Dr. Richard Pott, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG

The member responsible for Strategy and Human Resources and the Americas, Africa and Middle East regions, Dr. Richard Pott is also Bayer AG’s Labor Director. Born in 1953, Richard Pott studied physics at the University of Cologne, Germany, where he obtained his Ph.D. In 1984 he joined the company’s Central Research Division. After holding various positions in the Corporate Staff Division he became Head of the former Specialty Products Business Group in 1999. Pott was appointed to the Bayer AG Board of Management in May 2002.