Former Bayer Ag CEO Named Chairman of AgBiome

Marjin Dekkers, former CEO of Bayer Ag and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, joins AgBiome as the company chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. AgBiome develops products from microbes that target pest control.

In addition to his CEO experience, Dekkers is founder and chairman of Novalis LifeSciences, an investment and advisory firm. Prior to being named AgBiome chairman he was a strategic advisor.

“With decades of exceptional leadership experience as a chief executive and in chairing boards of successful companies, alongside deep institutional knowledge across AgBiome’s business and strategic prospects, Dr. Dekkers is the ideal next Chairman of the Board to lead AgBiome to the next chapter of success,” said Eric Ward, co-CEO of AgBiome in a recent news release. “AgBiome is well positioned to execute on its strategic business model focused on our proprietary products, partner programs, joint ventures, and new company formations, all of which represent significant value opportunities for AgBiome in the near- and longer-term.”

Dekkers also shared his excitement to join the AgBiome team in this new role: “I’m honored to have the opportunity to chair the AgBiome Board and work alongside Scott Uknes and Eric Ward, whose leadership and vision as co-CEOs have positioned the company to achieve extraordinary success over time,” said Dr. Dekkers. "AgBiome's focus on developing naturally derived biological alternatives for traditional crop protection products is of high importance to the future of more sustainable farming and the environment. AgBiome's industry-leading microbial discovery platform plays a key role in accomplishing this mission.”