AGCO Announces Organizational Update
January 25 2021 - 04:20PM
Business Wire
AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, today
announced intended changes and recent additions to its senior
leadership team to further increase customer focus and strengthen
investment in precision agriculture and digital solutions to
maximize stakeholder value.
Robert Crain will be the Senior Vice President leading the newly
formed Customer Experience team charged with delivering the best
end-to-end customer experience in the industry. Seth Crawford has
joined the senior team in the new role of Senior Vice President,
Precision Ag and Digital to reinforce AGCO’s commitment to
delivering industry-leading, smart farming solutions. Following a
successful, 22-year tenure at Deere & Company, Mr. Crawford
joined AGCO in 2019 to lead its Fuse Connected Services and
Technology division.
Additionally, other members of the senior team will assume
worldwide responsibility for AGCO’s core brands to maximize brand
value in each of their regional target markets. Torsten Dehner will
be the Senior Vice President responsible for the Fendt, Valtra and
Challenger brands; Luis Felli will be the Senior Vice President
responsible for the Massey Ferguson brand.
Kelvin Bennett has also joined the senior team in the role of
Senior Vice President, Engineering following the retirement of Dr.
Helmut Endres. Mr. Bennett has held numerous global engineering
leadership roles throughout his 14-year tenure at AGCO. Tiffany
Snyder, Vice President of Strategy & Transformation, has also
joined the senior team to fortify AGCO’s strategy development and
execution practices. Ms. Snyder joined AGCO in early 2020 following
a successful, 25-year career at Cargill, Inc.
Eric Hansotia, AGCO’s new Chairman, President and CEO as of
January 1, 2021, looks forward to the future, “AGCO has a track
record of strong performance throughout its 30-year history. I look
forward to working with the AGCO leadership team to deliver
farmer-focused solutions to sustainably feed our world in the years
to come.”
About AGCO
AGCO (NYSE:AGCO) is a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of agricultural solutions and delivers high-tech
solutions for farmers feeding the world through its full line of
equipment and related services. AGCO products are sold through five
core brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and
Valtra®, supported by Fuse® smart farming solutions. Founded in
1990 and headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA, AGCO had net sales
of $9 billion in 2019. For more information, visit
www.AGCOcorp.com. For company news, information and events, please
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