COMPANY

Founded 1863 by Friedrich Bayer and Johann Friedrich Weskott. Merged with IG Farben in 1925. Bayer was reconstituted as a separate company when Farben, for its participation in crimes against humanity, was dissolved after World War II.

Official Website:
http://www.bayer.com/

Industry:
Chemical

Ticker:
NYSE:BAY

Corporate headquarters:
Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Sales:
$36B (2005)

Employees:
90,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Friedrich Bayer	Business	6-Jun-1825	6-May-1880	Founder of Bayer AG
Albert P. L. Stroucken	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Owens-Illinois
Helge H. Wehmeier	Business	1943		CEO of Bayer Corporation, 1995-2002

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Klaus Kleinfeld	Business	6-Nov-1957		President and COO of Alcoa

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Felix Hoffmann	Chemist	21-Jan-1868	8-Feb-1946	Aspirin and heroin

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerhard Domagk	Scientist	30-Oct-1895	24-Apr-1964	Sulfa drugs for strep, stapf infections
Cecil B. Pickett	Biologist	5-Oct-1945		Ezetrol, Singulair, and Vioxx

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert Huber	Chemist	20-Feb-1937		Proteins of photosynthesis

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ty Pennington	TV Personality	19-Oct-1965		Carpenter on Trading Spaces

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