Martin Dawkins of Bayer becomes ECPA Acting President

Martin Dawkins, Region Head Europe, Middle East & Africa for Bayer CropScience, will take over the role of ECPA President on 1 January 2015.

The association’s current president, Jean-Philippe Azoulay of DuPont, will step aside on that date to take a new position in the DuPont Nutrition and Health business.

Azoulay was elected to the presidency in November by the ECPA General Assembly, after having served as acting president since February 2014.

Dawkins was elected ECPA Vice-President at the November general assembly, and according to the association’s statutes will take over as acting president until the next general assembly. Dawkins has held several positions with Bayer, including Managing Director for UK and Ireland; Head of Pharmaceuticals division for UK; European Head of Biologicals division.