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Main Office

Pioneer Hi-Bred Northern Europe Sales Division GmbH
Apensener Strasse 198
Buxtehude, 21614

Tel: 0 41 61 737 0
Fax: 49 4161 737 100


Pioneer Business

Pioneer entered this market in 1981 with corn, sunflower, rapeseed, and inoculant product lines.

Pioneer® brand products are sold and distributed through a commissionaire system. Of special note is that the Pioneer team received a 2004 DuPont Marketing Excellence Award for business growth achieved through this commissionaire program.


Employees

Pioneer currently employs about 155 full-time employees at five locations in Germany, including:

  • Sales and administrative headquarters in Buxtehude
  • Research centers in Eschbach, Greven, and Wulfshagen
  • Packaging and distribution facility in Buxtehude

Contacts
  • Ulrich Schmidt, Northern Europe Operations Director
  • Jürgen Koch, Sales Manager East
  • Jan Willem Bruins, Sales Manager North
  • Paul Brunner, Sales Manager South
  • Matthias Schmauch, Operative Marketing Manager
  • Dr. Heinz Degenhardt, Govt., Public & Regulatory Affairs Mgr
  • Dr. Barbara Ruser, Lab Manager
  • Dr. Frank Brüsemeister, Nutritionist
  • Dr. Jürgen Koch, Product Manager Oilcrops
  • Martina Pommer, Product Manager Corn
  • Michael Littmann, Supply and Production Coordinator


Last Modified:May 21, 2007