Researching with passion, optimizing potential — we’re convinced we can make a difference by specializing in plant breeding and seeds. Because year after year, we generate new solutions to help the agricultural sector successfully meet the challenges of the future.
Nicolás Wielandt (born 1980) After studying agricultural science at the Pontificia University Católica, Santiago, Chile, Nicolás Wielandt worked for various companies in the agricultural sector in South America and the US before joining KWS in 2006. There, he was responsible for, among other things, the company’s business in Chile and for various crop segments, before becoming part of the KWS Executive Board in 2022
- Executive Board member since 2022
- Ressort: Corn
Eva Kienle (born in 1967) has been with KWS since 2013. She completed her training as a bank clerk and studied business administration at the Universities of Reims (France) and Reutlingen, with a focus on financial controlling and international finance. She also earned an Executive MBA from the LSE, NYU and HEC (TRIUM) in 2014. Eva Kienle has some 25 years of experience in the areas of consumer goods, healthcare and retail.
- Executive Board member since 2013
- Ressort: Finance & Procurement, Controlling, Global Transaction Center, Legal Services & IP, Information Technology, Compliance Office, Governance & Risk Management
Dr. Peter Hofmann (born in 1960) joined the KWS Group in Einbeck in 1994. Dr. Hofmann studied agronomy and phytomedicine at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and gained his doctorate in the field of seed physiology.
- Executive Board member since 2014
- Ressort: Sugarbeet, Vegetables, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops & Organic Seeds, Marketing & Communications
Dr. Felix Büchting (born in 1974) joined the KWS Group in 2016. He studied agrobiology at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim and agricultural sciences and molecular biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, where he gained his doctorate in plant breeding.
- Executive Board Member since 2019, Spokesperson of the Board since 2023
- Ressort: (Spokesperson) Research & Breeding, Human Resources, Strategy, Farming, Corporate Office & Services
Researching with passion, optimizing potential — we’re convinced we can make a difference by specializing in plant breeding and seeds. Because year after year, we generate new solutions to help the agricultural sector successfully meet the challenges of the future.
The Executive Board
Dr. Felix Büchting (born 1974)
- Executive Board Member since 2019, Spokesperson of the Board since 2023
- Ressort: (Spokesperson) Research & Breeding, Human Resources, Strategy, Farming, Corporate Office & Services
Nicolás Wielandt (born 1980)
- Executive Board member since 2022
- Ressort: Corn
Dr. Peter Hofmann (born 1960)
- Executive Board member since 2014
- Ressort: Sugarbeet, Vegetables, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops & Organic Seeds, Marketing & Communications
Eva Kienle (born 1967)
- Executive Board member since 2013
- Ressort: Finance & Procurement, Controlling, Global Transaction Center, Legal Services & IP, Information Technology, Compliance Office, Governance & Risk Management
