Biography

Peter Vanacker Member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience, head of Polyurethanes Business Unit

Peter Vanacker has been Head of the Polyurethanes Business Unit since 2004. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience and responsible for the Latin America Region. He was born in Wervik, Belgium, in 1966. He holds a degree in polymers engineering from the University of Gent and a master’s in business administration from the European Institute of Higher Education (EHSAL) in Brussels.

Vanacker joined Bayer N.V. in 1990 as technical account manager for Polyurethanes in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. In 1994 he transferred to Bayer in Germany as Sales Manager for the global elastomers business and in 1996 was appointed Head of Marketing for the electrical encapsulation segment and specialty raw materials. Two years later he moved to Brazil where he took over as Head of Polyurethanes for the South American market. Vanacker transferred to the USA in 2001 to assume the position of Vice President, Polyurethanes Specialties for the NAFTA region. In 2002, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Head of the Polymer Solutions Division in the Americas region. He was named Head of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and Member of the Executive Committee at the former subgroup Bayer Polymers in 2003.

Peter Vanacker is married and has two children.