Friedrich Grote

Head of M&A Health, Safety and Environmental of Bayer (Vice President Bayer AG)

Schwelm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experienced Manager with a demonstrated ability to achieve targets and results in a strategic, methodical and innovative way. Successfully pushing forward transformation, setting organisations up for high performance, growing talents inclusively and empowers high-performance teams. Strong collaboration with global stakeholders at all management levels. Thinks cross-functionally, applying expertise gained from projects, and adapts quickly to new situations. Innovative | Visionary | Stakeholder Management Coach | Organisational Leadership | Change Management

Experience

  • Bayer (24 yrs 11 mos)
    • Head of M&A Health, Safety and Environmental (Vice President Bayer AG)
      Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Leading global team of M&A professionals, responsible for all technical / HSE analysis on major M&A deals across all divisions (Consumer Health, CropScience, Pharma)

    • Head of Investment Management (Director Bayer AG)
      Jul 2014 - Jan 2021 · 6 yrs 7 mos

      Leading global team of Investment Managers, responsible for all business and technical analysis of major Investments of CropScience. Leading the strategic program “Maintenance Improvement” (program ensures competitiveness of all Product Supply sites)

    • Head of Controlling and Solution (Procurement)
      Jun 2005 - Jun 2014 · 9 yrs 1 mo

      Leading the Procurement and Solution department, responsible of all spend map analysis and the administrative procurement support team. Led the project “Enhanced Sourcing Support” hiring a high double digit number of FTEs from an external service provider to support procurement processes.

  • Managment Support and Project Manager at thyssenkrupp
    Jan 1998 - Aug 2001 · 3 yrs 8 mos