Supervisory Board Member
Dr. Thomas Elsner*
Member of the Supervisory Board effective April 2017, elected until 2022
Chairman of the Bayer Group Managerial Employees’ Committee and Chairman of the Managerial Employees’ Committee of Bayer AG, Leverkusen
* employee representative
Curriculum Vitae
| April 24, 1958 | born in Münster/Westphalia, Germany |
| 1978-1984 | Studied chemical technology at Dortmund University; awarded PhD in 1987 |
| 1988 | Joined Bayer AG; held various positions: |
| 1988-1992 | in research and development. |
| 1992-2000 | as a plant engineer and plant manager |
| 2000-2014 | as a key account manager for the customer Bayer MaterialScience AG |
| since 2015 | Head of Customer and Product Management for the customer Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience AG) |
| since June 1989 | Member of the Association of Academic Employees (VAA) |
| 2004-2010 | Member and deputy spokesman of the Managerial Employees’ Committee of Bayer Technology Services GmbH |
| 2010-2016 | Chairman of the Managerial Employees’ Committee of Bayer Technology Services GmbH |
| 2010-2015 | Member of the Group Managerial Employees’ Committee |
| since July 2013 | Chairman of the VAA group for the Leverkusen works |
| since 2016 | Chairman of the Managerial Employees’ Committee of Bayer AG, Leverkusen and Chairman of the Bayer Group Managerial Employees’ Committee |