An advocate for sustainable agriculture with more than four decades of experience in the ag arena, Markus Heldt is joining the Biotalys Board of Directors effective July 5th.
Markus Heldt has over 40 years of experience in the agricultural industry. He has worked for BASF SE between 2000 and 2019, where he served as Group Vice President of the Agricultural Products and Fine Chemicals division in São Paulo, Latin America, and as Group Vice President for Crop Protection in North America in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Between 2009 and 2019, Markus Heldt was President of BASF SE’s Agricultural Solutions division, leading the acquisition of certain businesses and assets from Bayer AG in 2018. Prior to joining BASF SE, Markus Heldt held positions at Cyanamid Agrar GmbH & Co KG, Shell International Ltd and Celamerck GmbH & Co KG. He commenced his career as a commercial apprentice and management trainee at Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. He currently is a Member of the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft.
