Berry Bier has been named U.S. CFO of Bayer Corp. following the retirement of longtime CFO Willy Scherf.<br /><br />Bier, who has been with Bayer since 1999, will be based in Pittsburgh and will continue to serve as global head of taxes for Bayer AG, a position he has held since 2005.<br /><br />Bier, who started Oct. 1, will report to Philip Blake, senior Bayer representative for the U.S.<br /><br />In an internal announcement sent out to Bayer staff, Blake said during his time at Bayer, Bier was involved in all major group reorganizations and merger and acquisition transactions, including the Roche Consumer Health and Schering acquisitions and integrations.<br /><br />Scherf retired at the end of September after 37 years with the company. Serving as CFO since 2008, Blake said Scherf was instrumental in success of many projects including acquisitions and divestitures in Bayer's U.S. operation.