Bayer announced the appointment of Michael Parrish to the position of Vice President of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability, U.S. Parrish has served as the interim lead of U.S. Public Affairs since April 2021, following the function’s formation. In this new role, he will be responsible for driving a unified organization and strategy, including oversight of the company’s U.S. Government Relations, Policy and Corporate Engagement teams.
To continue to align and unify our efforts with policymakers at the state and federal levels, government relations for Crop Science will now shift to the U.S. Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability team, bringing our three divisional government affairs efforts to one team representing Bayer. In this capacity, the company has promoted Duane Simpson to Vice President of the North America Crop Science Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability Team. Simpson and his team will be responsible for engaging with key federal and state agencies, as well as industry and trade associations, that help govern the technologies that farmers use and support the growth of the U.S. and Canadian agriculture sectors.
Parrish will continue to report to Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, President of Bayer U.S., and serve as a member of the U.S. Country Leadership Team, as well as the Global Public Affairs Leadership Team reporting to Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability. Simpson will report to Jacqueline Applegate, President, North America Crop Science, and continue to be a part of the Crop Science North American Leadership Team.