Peter is passionate about innovation in agriculture and biotechnology.

He has 25 years global executive experience driving new business and innovation at BASF SE for a broad range of industries including agriculture, nutrition, care, specialty chemical products and industrial biotechnology. He has a proven track record in developing innovation strategies and implementing them successfully to build industry leading R&D pipelines. He has led several large organizational transformations driving R&D effectiveness and efficiencies, optimizing technology portfolios and R&D site footprints. He has led many global teams and gained extensive international experience in his 15 years working abroad.

Peter has led as CTO BASF’s 10bn EUR Agricultural Solution business R&D and Regulatory team globally with a 1bn EUR R&D budget responsibility. He was a member of BASF’s global Technology Leadership Team steering BASF’s entire innovation activities worldwide. In his 32 years at BASF, he has built an extensive skill set in R&D, technology, production, new business development, marketing and business management.

Fostering the competitiveness of R&D Peter has continuously driven the identification and implementation of new technologies in R&D. As a believer in open innovation, he has expanded external collaborations with startups, academic institutions and contract research organizations. This has resulted in a large global scientific network. Peter holds a PhD in Chemistry from University of Frankfurt, Germany and expanded his academic studies with 2 years of post-graduate studies in Biological Chemistry at Harvard University and MIT in Cambridge, MA, USA. In addition, he completed executive trainings in general management, finance and marketing at INSEAD, Harvard University and Michigan.