Simon Wiebusch has been the Vice Chairman, Managing Director & CEO of Bayer CropScience Ltd (BCSL) since November 1, 2023, and the Country Divisional Head for the Crop Science Division of Bayer in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka (IBSL) since January 1, 2022. He is based at Bayer’s South Asia headquarters in Thane, India, and initially joined South Asia as the Chief Operating Officer of the Crop Science Division on August 21, 2018. 

Before this role, Simon led the South East Asia business of Bayer from Bangkok, Thailand. He began his career with Bayer in 1998 at the company’s headquarters in Germany. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience by leading diverse teams across functions and regions, including Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia. 

Simon holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Applied Sciences in Essen, Germany, and an MBA from the University of Bradford. With more than two decades of experience in the agriculture industry, he is passionate about transformative agriculture that produces sufficient and nutritious food while preserving resources. Simon is a strong advocate for sustainable and regenerative agriculture and believes that technology and digital farming tools will improve access to nutritious food, reduce farming efforts, ensure traceability, and help smallholder farmers earn better livelihoods. 

Additionally, Simon is the Vice Chairman of the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA), an apex body in India focused on business, policy, and development agendas, and serves as the Chair of the Crop Protection Committee of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). 

He currently resides in Mumbai with his family. 

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