Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Bayer CropScience Inc. / Antoine Bernet, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Bayer CropScience Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Antoine Bernet, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-10
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 956657-4929

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 138

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 8

Version 1 of 25 (2005-08-10 to 2006-05-24)

Version 1 of 25 (2005-08-10 to 2006-05-24) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC.
3131 - 114th Avenue S.E.
Suite 100
Calgary, AB  T2Z 3X2
Canada
Telephone number: 613-722-8111  Ext.: 235
Fax number: 613-722-1407  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Hartmut van Lengerich, President & CEO  
Description of activities: Bayer CropScience Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products for the crop protection, environmental, biotechnology and seed markets and provides related services to product purchasers and users.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2004-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
NSERC $18,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Ian Armour
Position title: Senior Regulatory Manager
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Murray Belyk
Position title: Manager, Environmental Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Curtis Bunz
Position title: Canadian Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Nancy Delaney
Position title: Registration Specialist
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Darren Deonarine
Position title: HSE Co-ordinator
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Conor Dobson
Position title: Director, Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Drexler
Position title: Director, Research and Development, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Al Driver
Position title: Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Andrea Hergenroeder
Position title: Registration Manager, Herbicides
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gord Johnston
Position title: Head of Human Resources
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lionel Lamont
Position title: Seed Marketing Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Roy Lidstone
Position title: Senior Registration Manager, Insecticides
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Robert MacDonald
Position title: Global Regulatory and Compliance Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: William MacMurdo
Position title: Director, Bayer Environmental Science - Canada
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jeff Parsons
Position title: Regulatory Manager
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Stan Prokopchuk
Position title: Director, Supply Chain
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Veldon Sorensen
Position title: Director, Research and Development, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Thiel
Position title: Vice President, Industry Relations, Project Management and Public Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Luchnikova Vitalina
Position title: Director, Finance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Chris Warfield
Position title: Director, Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Brigitte Weston
Position title: Development Manager Canola/OSR
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Environment, Health, International Trade
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: No activity since June 2005 when requirement for filing arose.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continue outreach with department officials in departments of Agriculture, Industry, International Trade, Environment and Health to discuss innovation and Smart Regulation as well as Ag Policy.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation Pesticide Control Act (PCP)CEPA - Canadian Evironmental Protection Act (New Substances Notification)
Policy or Program Smart RegulationPMRA Own Use Import Policy




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