I AM MARKUS BALTZER
I believe that what we do must make sense. A well-founded purpose, a clear vision and a strategy that is built upon a clear set of values will bring success - provided we stay reliable, respect people as individuals, integrate and build on different ideas. Along my international career I had the opportunity to fine-tune, apply and validate these principles at different leadership levels. The results give testimony to the concept.
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I am a charismatic, internationally grown leader, with strategic view and pragmatic action, able to address individuals and groups on eye height. Based on a high level of ethics, I drive business with a sound sense for win-win solutions and thus have achieved numerous turnarounds.
My aim is to help people and teams develop themselves to achieve their personal and group goals while enjoying what they are doing.
To see the path ahead, we should often remind ourselves:
NEVER MIND THE DETAILS!
... but in the how we do it, the detail often makes the difference.
1984-1986
Commercial Apprenticeship,
Schering Berlin
1986-1990
Divers International Assignments,
Schering Agro
1994-1997
Head of Sales,
AgrEvo Mexico
1999-2002
GM Aventis CropScience,
Turkey & CA
2004-2010
Head of Region EMA II,
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
2016-2023
In my last role I was the CEO of Bayer in Central Eastern Europe, heading the pharmaceutical business for Central Eastern Europe, acting as the President of the Polish-German Chamber of Industry, and was member of the board of the Pharma association Infarma.
1986-1987
Royal Agricultural College,
Cirencester, UK
1991-1994
Crop Delegate Mexico,
Schering Agro
1997-1999
Head of Business Administration,
Region EMA, AgrEvo
2002-2004
Head of MEA & EA,
Schering Pharmaceuticals
2010-2016
Président Bayer Pharma,
France
AND NOW WE'RE HERE ... 2024
AND THIS IS MY STORY
AS A RESPONSIBLE LEADER LIFELONG LEARNING WAS ALWAYS A PRIORITY FOR ME.
Key trainings that marked me were with:
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Vlerik Leuven Business School
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IMD
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Harward Business School
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4Results
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Mediations Akademie Berlin
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Coaching Akademie Berlin
GENUINE
RESPECT
OPTIMISM
WILLPOWER
TRUST
HUMOR
The GROWTH Values form the foundation of my business, our relationship and my work ethic.
TREAT OTHERS LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED – DELIVER THE BEST OF YOURSELF
Sound human relations are based on trust. The prerequisite of trust is that you have a solid set of values which you consistently live up to. For me, equally important are respectufulness and humbleness. We must listen to other ideas, and in a first step at least sincerely try to integrate them in the development of our strategies. At the same time we must accept that our own ideas may not be perfect. Openness to new insight and change is basic to success.
COMPANIES I WORKED WITH
