Written on 27.04.2012 - Personnel
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Jerry MacCleary named President and CEO NAFTA region for Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has named Jerry MacCleary, 58, President and CEO for the NAFTA region, effective June 1, 2012. He assumes the leadership of the company’s operations in the region from Greg Babe, who recently announced his planned retirement from Bayer. In addition, MacCleary will retain his leadership of the Polyurethanes marketing and business development activities of BMS for the NAFTA region, a responsibility that he has held since 2004.

MacCleary was previously head of Performance Systems at Bayer Polymers, where he was responsible for leading and implementing business strategies for various plastics and nylon products for such industries as automotive, insulation and injection molding. He joined the Accounting Department of Bayer in 1979 and assumed positions of increasing responsibility within Accounting until 1982. He then entered the Plastics Division as a technical sales representative, after which he was promoted to Marketing Manager, Sales Manager, Director and Vice President of various business units within the Plastics Division of Bayer. He also spent time abroad with two international assignments in Germany. he serves as President of the Board of Directors for The International Isocyanate Institute, and as a Board member of the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry. He also served as Bayer's United Way Chairman for two years.

“Jerry brings more than 30 years of experience in Bayer’s materials businesses to this leadership role,” said Patrick Thomas, President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience AG. “His knowledge and expertise in this industry will be critical as we look to continue to build on our position in this important region.”