Waltl replaces Panagiotis Alekos, who is currently managing Bayer Pharmaceuticals operation in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Part of the Bayer team since 1983, in various positions within the company, Waltl proved his abilities in leading both global complex team as well as local entities in several European countries. He recently took over tasks in the fields of compliance, data privacy and optimizing organizational set-up of regional business representation. .
In the 2016 financial year, Bayer had around 115,200 employees and sales of EUR46.8 billion.