Paul Thiel

Paul is an accomplished agri-business executive with over 35 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry. He held numerous roles in development and regulatory sciences with increasing responsibilities working within Canada, the North America region and globally. Paul retired from Bayer Crop Science in November, 2019.  He also sat on several committees including Agriculture & Food Council in Alberta, technical committees within CropLife Canada, the Board of the Canola Council of Canada and STEC within the FIS.

Currently, Paul is working with Olds College assisting the transition of the Field Crop Development Centre from the Government of Alberta to the College as well as serving a 3-year appointment as the Thought Leader for Olds College.

Paul graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph majoring in Crop Science and CEDEP in Fontainbleau France.

Paul and his spouse Nancy reside in Calgary and enjoy travel, hiking, cross country skiing and bicycling. On his own time, he enjoys fly fishing and motorcycle touring.