Mr. Seaton is responsible for major transactions in Bayer HealthCare, including licensing, product acquisition, divestitures and out-licensing.  Mr. Seaton is based in the United States with direct reports in the USA and Germany.

Mr. Seaton earned both his Masters of Business Administration and his undergraduate degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Seaton has had experience in multiple countries and businesses. Immediately prior to his current role he was responsible for Business Development and Licensing for Bayer HealthCare (a predecessor of Bayer Schering Pharmaceuticals AG) and prior to that, for Business Planning and Administration for Bayer HealthCare in North America, a function which covered Finance, Information Systems, Strategic Planning and North American Licensing.

He worked for Bayer in Canada from 1982 to 1988 and rejoined the company in 1995 in the United States. He has lived and worked in Canada and the United Kingdom, in addition to the United States. He also has experience in multiple industries and companies, including General Electric and the predecessor company to Astra-Zeneca, the multi-national Pharmaceutical company.

Mr. Seaton and his wife live in Madison, Connecticut. They have three grown children. He is an avid motorcyclist, an amateur photographer and astronomer and reads extensively (History, Science and General Fiction)