Dr. Peter Eckes
Department
Advisory Group
Position
Chairperson of the Board, Harpe Bio
Board positions
Peter currently serves as Chairperson of the Board at Harpe Bio, Senior Advisor at SVG Ventures, and Operational Partner at Astanor Ventures.
Career
2024 – Senior Advisor, SVG Ventures I THRIVE
2024 – Chairperson of the Board, Harpe Bio
2024 – Operational Partner, Astanor Ventures
2015 – 2023 President and CTO, BASF Agricultural Solution
2009 – 2015 President and CEO, BASF Plant Science
2002 – 2009 Senior Vice President, BASF Agricultural Solution
2000 – 2002 Vice President New Business Development Chemicals, BASF
1996 – 1999 Production Manager, BASF
1994 – 1996 Head of R&D Staff to CTO, BASF
1992 – 1994 Research Chemist, BASF
Education
Peter holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Goethe University of Frankfurt.