Joint Managing Director
BASF Digital Farming GmbH
Dr. Thomas Schilling has been one of the Managing Directors of BASF Digital Farming GmbH since November 2019, leading the company’s global technical and operational business. In his current role, he is responsible for digital products used by farmers worldwide. Since early 2015, he has built and managed the global IT and Engineering division of Digital Farming under the xarvio brand.
Previously, he held senior positions in other companies, including roles in R&D IT, eBusiness, data centers/cloud, portfolio management, and bioinformatics. He was responsible for Bayer’s Green IT program and served as chair of the VCI eSolutions working group.
Thomas Schilling is driving the digitalization of agriculture—with the goal of making it more sustainable and future-proof on a global scale. He is currently also active on the board of the Bitkom Agriculture Working Group.
Dr. Thomas Schilling studied physics and earned a Ph.D. in atmospheric physics, focusing on aircraft-based trace gas measurements as part of the ozone research program of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
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