Volker Koch-Achelpöhler is the Agriculture Relations Director for Gowan in Europe. He is closely involved in Agricultural Policy across Europe and plays a leadership role in making sure that regulatory and governmental policies support safe and effective crop inputs. Volker is closely working with the European Commission, the European Parliament, the EU Member States’ governments and a broad variety of food-chain stakeholders in Europe.
Before starting with Gowan, Volker held various positions in the Crop Protection Industry. He led the representation office of Bayer AG to the EU and prior to that he served as the Director General of the German Crop Protection and Fertilizer Association (IVA) in Frankfurt for nearly 11 years. He started his career in crop protection in 2000 in CropLife Europe.
Volker grew up on a family-farm in Germany and obtained an ‘Engineer in Agricultural Economics’ degree from the University of Bonn, Germany.