Krysia is a former award-winning journalist who has spent the past decade at global life sciences company Bayer, working in strategic roles focused on executive messaging; leadership enhancement; change management and employee engagement.

She is currently Head of Innovation Engagement at Bayer, where her key role is to engage and activate 100,000 people across Bayer to leverage existing tools and opportunities that enable employees to co-create and innovate in what they do.

Before joining Bayer, Krysia worked as a chemicals journalist for the news agency Thomson Reuters, in Frankfurt; as a freelance Germany-correspondent for The Guardian newspaper; and as Health Editor for the Birmingham Evening Mail, UK, during which time her accolades included winning first prize as Young Reporter of the Year in the UK Medical Journalism Awards for investigative journalism.

Krysia holds a Masters in Print Journalism; as well as a Joint Honours Bachelor in French and Music from Royal Holloways, University of London, which included one year at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

“In a past life”, Krysia played the violin in orchestras and quartets, while today her free hours are spent enjoying quality time with her family.

"I love co-creating with and learning from inspiring people within and beyond Bayer who dream big, start small and fail fast."

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its social and ethical responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In fiscal 2017, the Group employed around 99,800 people and had sales of EUR 35.0 billion.