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02-Jul-2007
Bayer Norden appoints new finance director
The new face in the position as finance director in Bayer Norden belongs to 40-year-old Ms Babette Hirth. As of 1 July 2007 she has been appointed as Nordic Head of Corporate Services/Finance and Accounting and she replaces Mr Peer Steensbro who has pursued new challenges outside Bayer Norden after 13 years in the Group.
 
Bayer Norden is pleased to welcome Babette Hirth. As finance director Babette Hirth will be responsible for finance, accounting, IT and administration.

Babette Hirth has been with the Bayer Group since 1989 and has built a diverse international experience throughout her carrier. Most recently as Head of Internal Audit in Bayer Corporation’s HQs in Pittsburgh, US with responsible for reporting findings in regard to the accuracy of our financial reporting and the security of our financial assets.

Babette Hirth expects that her new position in Bayer Norden will be an exciting challenge: ”I am looking forward to join the Nordic organization. Bayer is an evergrowing organization as examplified by the current acquisition of Schering AG, and I hope my diverse experience will help the company in future growth.”

With the appointment Babette Hirth becomes part of Bayer Norden’s management group, Country Council, which consists of:

Burkhard Leidemann, CEO / Head of Bayer HealthCare Nordic
Klaus Hald Winstrøm, Head of Bayer MaterialScience Nordic
Ernst von Franck, Head of Bayer CropScience Nordic
Per-Göran Bylund, Head of Bayer Agency Business Lanxess Nordic
Mattias Normann, Head of Bayer Schering Pharma Scandinavia
Anti Dr. Sainast, Head of Bayer Schering Pharma Baltics
Torstein Myhre, Head of Diabetes Care Nordic
Pia Olesen, Head of Consumer Care Scandinavia
Peter Friesenhahn, Head of Animal Health Nordic
Jochen Kamp, Head of Environmental Science Nordic
Babette Hirth, Head of Corporate Services/Finance and Accounting Nordic
Gitte Finnich Pedersen, Head of Corporate Communications Nordic
Susanne Öngör, Head of Human Resources Nordic

For further information please contact:

Gitte Finnich Pedersen, Head of Corporate Communications
Bayer Norden Corporate Communications
Tlf.: +45 45 23 50 07
e-mail: gitte.finnichpedersen.gf@bayer.dk


About Bayer Norden
Bayer Norden is a regional unit in the international group Bayer AG. Bayer Norden includes Denmark, Sweden and Norway as well as the Baltics Countries and employ approximately 475 persons and had a net sales of EUR 730 mio. (2006).

Bayer is an international company with businesses within healthcare, nutrition and high-tech materials. With more than 5,000 key products Bayer is present almost everywhere in modern society. The group is divided into three independent subgroups: Bayer HealthCare, Bayer CropScience and Bayer MaterialScience with a total turnover og EUR 28.9 bio. The group has 106,000 employers at 350 sites all over the world (2006).

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 20-F). The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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