拜耳作物科学董事长兼首席执行官桑德拉·彼得森 (Sandra E. Peterson) 要求她的合同到 2013 年夏季结束，并于 2012 年 11 月 30 日生效。拜耳作物科学监事会在9 月 13 日。
“With her experience and commitment, Sandi has made significant contributions to the strong business performance of Bayer CropScience in the past two years,” Dr. Marijn Dekkers, CEO of Bayer AG said in a statement. “However, we accept her decision to continue her career back in her home country of the United States and wish her all the best for the future.”
彼得森 1959 年出生于纽约州纽约市，2010 年 10 月 1 日成为拜耳作物科学公司首席执行官。在加入拜耳作物科学公司之前，她从 2005 年 5 月起成为拜耳医药保健执行委员会成员，负责领导医疗保健部门2009 年 1 月。在此之前，她负责糖尿病护理部门。
Peterson, who holds a B.A. in Government and a Master of Public Administration in Applied Economics, started her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She went on to hold various global executive positions with American home appliances manufacturer Whirlpool Corporation, subsequently being appointed Executive Vice President at foods company Nabisco. After that she became Senior Vice President of Merck-Medco’s Health Businesses.
Peterson’s replacement was unnamed as of Sept. 15.
（来源：拜耳作物科学；由总编辑 Jaclyn Sindrich 编辑）