Derek Norman has left Syngenta Ventures and joined Bayer Growth Ventures as vice-president, while Colin Steen has replaced him as head of the unit.
Bayer Growth Ventures (BGV), the corporate venturing arm of Germany-headquartered life sciences and agricultural products group Bayer, hired Derek Norman (pictured) as a vice-president last month.
Norman was formerly head of Syngenta Ventures, Switzerland-based agribusiness Syngenta’s corporate venturing unit. Syngenta Ventures managing director Colin Steen will assume Norman’s previous duties.
Norman joined Syngenta Ventures in 2009 as a managing director and was included in Global Corporate Venturing’s 2016 Rising Stars list. He ascended to lead the unit four months…
