Bayer CropScience Ltd. at its board meeting held on February 4, 2019, board members appointed Jens Hartmann as an Additional Director - Non-Executive and Non Independent on the Board of the company with effect from February 4, 2019, subject to the approval of the shareholders and approved the resignation of Miriam Colling Hendelkens as a Non-Executive and Non Independent Director with effect from February 5, 2019. Jens Hartmann is Senior Vice President/Senior Commercial Leader of a customer-facing business in a culturally diverse region with complex country portfolios. Jens has worked in the agriculture industry for his entire career spanning over 30 years, with a passion for emerging markets, smallholder farmers and digital. He has a wealth of experience working in Asia /Africa for over 20 years, having held various commercial and managerial positions in South Africa, Kenya, India, Pakistan and Singapore. Mr. Hartmann has a B. A. in Economics from Cologne, Germany.