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Jalison Cruz managing Oxbo do Brasil

Oxbo appointed Jalison Cruz as general manager of Oxbo Brazil. In this role, Cruz will be responsible for the overall leadership of Oxbo’s Brazilian operations, including strategy execution, business performance, and continued development of the team.  Cruz brings more than 20 years of experience in...

Vice President Procurement AGCO

Jens Jorch will be joining AGCO in early September as Vice President Procurement. Jorch brings more than 20 years of international industrial experience, including over 15 years in global direct and indirect procurement. Jens Jorch joins AGCO from BMW Group, where he held senior leadership roles acr...

Siloking enforces management board

Siloking Mayer Maschinenbau is systematically aligning its leadership structure to support further growth. Effective August 1, Jürgen Rückert has been appointed to the executive management team. Alongside Georg Mayer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Margit Mayer as General Manager, Jürgen Rücker...

Leadership changes at AGCO

AGCO Corporation appointed Damon Audia and Indira Agarwal at new positions in the company. Audia becomes President of PTx & Corporate Strategy, whereas Agarwal has moved to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. In this position, she succeeds Damon Audia. Damon Audia’s n...

Helmut Claas would have turned 100

Claas is marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Helmut Claas, honouring the engineer and entrepreneur whose innovations helped transform modern agricultural technology, while shaping the company into a global player in the ag machinery industry. Born in Harsewinkel, Germany in 1926, Helmut Cl...

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“Agritechnica Asia live” is approaching

From 24-26 August, Agritechnica Asia Live 2022 will be held in Can Tho City, Vietnam. At Agritechnica Live, machinery will be demonstrated in the field. Concurrently there’s an exhibition with a seminar programme. The previous edition was held in Myanmar, which attracted visitors from across South E...

“Let the future begin”

The global ag machinery market is continuously evolving. AGCO aims to be in the forefront of new technology. Serving their own customers, but also mixed fleet operations. With new solutions in precision ag, autonomous vehicles and engines running on clean energy. Always with full focus on the farmer...

“I wanted to disrupt the industry”

Craig Rupp is a self-made man. The founder and owner of US based Sabanto, has a clear vision on automation in agriculture. “I wanted to disrupt the industry,” he says. And so, he did. Craig developed the Steward retrofit kit, making tractors operate autonomously. It eases the workload for farmers. B...

“Cotton King” high clearance tractor

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Central Asia, are rich in cotton production. In order to meet technological constraints, Lovol launched the high clearance TX1104-H “Cotton King” tractor, specifically designed for cotton production in these countries. Th...

“Agricultural robots” today at Agritechnica digital

“Agricultural robots” is the first topic in new webinar series on startup technologies, presented in Agritechnica digital. Free-to-attend ‘AgTech’ events explore topics shaping startup innovation scene: robotics, digitalization, circular economy and soil health. Today, 18 January 2022, Agritechnica ...

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Franz Grimme turned 80 years

Franz Grimme celebrated his 80th birthday on 3 March 2026. Dating back to 1848, when his great-grandfather laid the foundation of the company in Damme Germany, the Grimme Group grew up to its current major size. Still a family owned business with global reach. In 1980, Franz Grimme took over the man...

Collins joins AGCO Board of Directors

AGCO appointed James C. Collins, Jr. to its Board of Directors. Collins brings nearly four decades of leadership experience across the global agriculture and food value chain, with a strong track record of driving innovation, growth and sustainable outcomes. “Jim’s experience and deep un...

BKT’s new head OEM Europe

Henrik de Koning has joined BKT Europe as new head OEM Europe & Key Account. De Koning will lead BKT’s progress in the OE channel, thus consolidating the company’s relationships in the Off-Highway sector and serving as a point of contact for European customers. With over 25 years of experience i...

CNH reinforces global senior staff

CNH appointed Carlo Materazzo as Chief Manufacturing Officer and Britton Worthen as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer to its Global Leadership Team. These appointments are aimed to reinforce CNH’s commitment to drive growth and transformation across its global operations. Carlo Materazzo will be re...

Brian Sikes joins board Deere & Co.

Deere & Company appointed Brian Sikes, board chair and chief executive officer of Cargill, to the company’s board of directors. Sikes leads one of the world’s largest privately held companies and is widely recognized for his strategic vision and dedication to advancing global food and agricultur...

BKT strengthens global OE staff

BKT has further extended its Original Equipment (OE) division, by appointing three specialists for France and South America. The expansion aims to build a more customer-focused brand presence through close collaboration with the OEM system. Rémi Morin has been appointed as Brand Specification Manage...

New management team at Lemken

The family-owned Lemken company in Germany is reorganizing its management structure into a three-member management team. Thus, the company aims to safeguard and reinforce its expertise for future challenges and for the generation to come. Lemken has traditionally had a lean structure with a managing...

NEXAT changes management

NEXAT, manufacturer of the wide-span carrier vehicle system, is expanding its organizational and strategic foundation. From the beginning of 2026, Welf von Plato will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Together with Felix Kalverkamp, who will serve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO...

Jay Dhillon to lead BKT USA

BKT has appointed Jay Dhillon as President of BKT USA. With over 20 years of global experience in the tire industry, Jay Dhillon will further strengthen the position of BKT on the existing and new off-highway tire markets in the USA. “I am excited to join the BKT team and contribute to its forward-l...

Leadership changes at Deere & Co.

Deere & Company changed its key leadership as it continues to advance its Smart Industrial Strategy to deliver intelligent, connected machines and solutions that enhance customer economic value. Three senior executives moved to new positions. “We’re focused on building an experienced, purpose-dr...
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