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Bayer AG
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
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Klaus Kleinfeld |
Business |
6-Nov-1957 |
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President and COO of Alcoa |
NOTABLE EMPLOYEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Felix Hoffmann |
Chemist |
21-Jan-1868 |
8-Feb-1946 |
Aspirin and heroin |
EMPLOYMENT
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Gerhard Domagk |
Scientist |
30-Oct-1895 |
24-Apr-1964 |
Sulfa drugs for strep, stapf infections |
| Cecil B. Pickett |
Biologist |
5-Oct-1945 |
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Ezetrol, Singulair, and Vioxx |
EXTRANEOUS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert Huber |
Chemist |
20-Feb-1937 |
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Proteins of photosynthesis |
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ty Pennington |
TV Personality |
19-Oct-1965 |
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Carpenter on Trading Spaces |
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