Dr. Michael De Marco

Senior Business Executive | P&L Responsibility in the Chemical & Biotechnology Industry | Human & Animal Nutrition | Pharma Solutions | Enzymes | Natural Ingredients | New Food

Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Michael is a Senior Business Executive with P&L responsibility in the Chemical & Biotechnology Industry. His focus lies on Human & Animal Nutrition, Pharma Solutions, Enzymes, Natural Ingredients and New Food. He is a DeepTech Business Builder and Leader. His special competencies are: P&L Responsibility: Leading a company or business unit in Nutrition, Bioscience or Chemistry and translating science & technology into business Strategy: Owning the strategy, continuously improving it and leading its execution to enable profitable growth and success Innovation & Digitalization: Driving innovation & digitalization and develop a culture of curiosity, excitement for learning, ability to change and a desire for more sustainable solutions In addition, Michael is a Leadership Personality from R&D via Operations to the Customer. In this role he can be described as a Leader: Highly regarded people leader, capable in attracting, integrating, coaching, inspiring, and developing talented team members with track-record in assembling diverse and strong teams. Team Builder: Creating trustful environments where people experience recognition, appreciate collaboration, and experience that working as a team unleashes their full potential and leads to fun and success. Relationship Builder: Very strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building trustful and productive relationships with people of diverse profiles and cultural backgrounds. Experienced and successful negotiator and deal maker.

Experience

  • Lonza (Basel, Switzerland · On-site)
    • Vice President Commercial Development Integrated Biologics
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      Commercial leader of a multi-billion CHF business, P&L responsible for the Business Platform "Integrated Biologics" offering CDMO services in Mammalian Drug Substance and Biologics Drug Product services. Leading a diverse, international team (Switzerland, UK, US, Spain), reporting line to Business Platform Head (EC Member), Member of Executive Leadership Team

    • Vice President & Head of Business Unit Microbials
      Jul 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Business Unit Head of a several hundred million CHF business, P&L responsible for the Business Unit Microbial offering CDMO services in Microbial Drug Substance services. Leading a diverse, international team (Switzerland, UK), reporting line to Division Head Biologics (EC Member), Member of Executive Leadership Team

  • Member of the Board of Directors at Corbiota
    2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • BASF (Full-time · 21 yrs 6 mos)
    • Vice President Global Business Unit Enzymes
      2021 - Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      P&L responsible for the BASF enzymes business. Leading a diverse, international team (Germany, Austria, USA) incl. all business functions & operations for enzymes, reporting line to Divisional Board, Member of Executive Leadership Team

    • Vice President Strategy and Innovation Nutrition & Health
      2018 - 2021 · 3 yrs

      Responsible for strategy of division and related businesses (5 BU; sales division >€2.2bn), R&D budget and innovation steering, portfolio management, strategic projects, digitalization roadmap, M&A projects, and sustainability agenda for the division Nutrition & Health, reporting line to Divisional Board, Member of Executive Leadership Team

    • Director R&D Human Nutrition and Pharma Solutions
      2016 - 2018 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for international teams in product development, technical and scientific marketing. Leading the innovation board of both global segments with full budget responsibility

  • Manager Product Development and Technical Key Account Manager at Evonik Degussa
    1999 - 2002 · 3 yrs

    Responsible for product development lab with four people and technical support for and joint development projects with a key account