Bayer CropScience Limited at its board meeting held September 16, 2019, board members appointed Thomas Hoffmann as an additional Director - Non-Executive on the Board, with effect from September 16, 2019, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting of the Company. Thomas Hoffmann joined Bayer AG in 2001 as a manager in Corporate Controlling. In 2003 he took over responsibilities in Corporate Accounting. In 2005 he moved to Tokyo as Head of Financial Reporting and later Head of Enterprise Accounting and Reporting for the Bayer Group in Japan. Thereafter he returned to Bayer AG, Corporate Finance to take on the role of Head of Structured Finance from 2008 up to 2013. In February 2013, Dr. Thomas Hoffmann assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer South Asia in Mumbai. After that, he moved to Shanghai in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer Greater China. Dr. Hoffmann joined Bayer AG again in July 2019 in preparation for the position as Head of Treasury as of September 2019. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann has studied Business Administration with specialisation in Finance & Controlling and Audit.