to the U.S. food and confectionery corporation Mars Incorporated as Director of Corporate Health and Nutrition, to improve the companies public image in Europe. In August 2008, he was promoted to Global Head of Public Policy, with responsibility for global health, nutrition and sustainability. On January 1, 2019, Berninger moved to Bayer AG as head of the newly created Public Relations and Sustainability division, after the group acquired U.S. seed and pesticide manufacturer Monsanto for 59 billion euros. As a result, Berninger, as chief lobbyist, must deal with questions about the pesticide glyphosate, the use of which is highly criticized by his former Bündnis 90/Die Grünen colleagues in Germany. He commented on this in an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel. Film Rot-Grün macht Kasse. Documentary about the activities of former politicians as lobbyists, 30 min, Germany, 2011, Production: NDR/Panorama Cabinets Schröder Cabinet I - Schröder Cabinet II References External links biography at the German Bundestag Bayer chief lobbyist Berninger. Monsanto, glyphosate, stock crash. An ex-Green politician is to save Bayer. tagesspiegel.de Bayer buys Green politician. votum24 1971 births Living people Politicians from Kassel Members of the Bundestag for Hesse Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens