Rodrigo Santos has been named chief operating officer of Bayer Crop Science, the company announced on Tuesday.
Santos, currently the head of Crop Science commercial operations in Latin America, now assumes global responsibility for the division’s commercial organization, effective June 8. He replaces Brett Begemann, who is retiring after 38 years with the company. Santos will report to Liam Condon, president of Crop Science.
Mauricio Rodrigues, currently head of finance, will replace Santos as head of commercial operations for Crop Science, Latin America.
Santos, a Brazilian national, has spent over 23 years with the company and has led the Latin American Crop Science business for Bayer since the integration of Monsanto and Bayer in 2018. Earlier in his career, Santos worked in sales, marketing, strategy and business development roles, including a leadership role in Eastern Europe.
