Jana Marlen Ackermann

Jana has been with Bayer since 2004 in various roles with increasing responsibilities. She started her career at the company’s headquarters in Germany as an Internal Auditor and held positions in Strategy, Procurement and Finance and Business Development in the years thereafter.

From 2020 to 2022 Jana headed the Investor Relations Corporate and Consumer Health Team. In 2022, she moved to Brazil assuming the role of CFO for the Bayer group with Brazil being the 2nd largest country for the Bayer group worldwide. Since September 2024, she has been taking over as the Crop Science Finance Head for Asia. Jana has studied Business Administration in Germany and Spain as well as Political Science and holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.