• BEGINNING AT BAYER
• A DIFFICULT TIME
• A RADICAL DECISION
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Chairman and chief executive officer, Bayer AG

Nationality: German.

Born: October 21, 1946, in Leverkusen-Opladen, Germany.

Family: Married Ursula; children: two.

Career: Bayer AG, 1966–1996, various positions; 1996-1997, head of Corporate Planning and Controlling; 1997-2001, chairman of board of management committee for finance; 2001–, chairman of board and CEO.

Address: Bayer AG, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany, +49-(0)5214/30-1; http://www.bayer.com.

■ Werner Wenning grew up in the shadow of the Bayer Company in Leverkusen-Opladen, Germany—the town that the company...