Dr. Niels Pörksen

Chairman / Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Labour Director
Limburgerhof
Initial appointment: 1 March 2020
Term ends: 29 February 2028

Portfolios

Strategy & Transformation
Human Resources
Communication
Data Protection
Raw Material & Agriculture
Internal Audit & Compliance
Sugar (Südzucker)
Special Products (BENEO)

Biography

Born in 1963. Study of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Kiel, Doctorate degree in 1991. 1992 to 2009 in different management positions at BASF SE. 2009 to 2013 executive board member (CAO) of Nordzucker AG. 2014 to 2020 at Nufarm AG, including as Head of Commercial Operations and Group Executive.