Jorge Sanz-Gómez

Head of R&D Project Development, Crop Protection EMEA & CIS at BASF

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

With a PhD in Agronomy after graduating in Agricultural Food Production and Chemistry, I´m passionate about leading, inspiring, and developing others. With more than 15 years of experience in different roles within BASF Agricultural Solutions, I´m currently leading the R&D organization in charge of developing crop protection solutions for farmers in the EMEA & CIS region.

Experience

  • BASF (17 yrs 11 mos)
    • Head of R&D Project Development, Crop Protection EMEA & CIS
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Leading the Crop Protection R&D organization for the EMEA & CIS region. With a team spread across 30 countries, we drive the development of crop protection products in our region by excelling in project management, R&D field operations, and bio-dossier management.

    • Head of Technical Project Management, Crop Protection EMEA & CIS
      Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr

      Leading a team of Senior Technical Managers in charge of developing crop protection solutions for the EMEA & CIS region.

    • Technical Management Insecticides, EMEA & CIS
      Jan 2019 - Sep 2023 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Leading the EMEA Insecticides Technical Team in charge of developing conventional insecticides, biological insecticides and mating disruption systems (pheromones) to protect crops against insect pests.