DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2013--
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer
and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced that Nina Pathy,
AGCO Director, Global Parts Data and Parts Books and Tammie Nelson, AGCO
Welding Technician, CWS, were recognized by The Manufacturing Institute,
Deloitte, University of Phoenix and the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers with a Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Production) Award for their excellence and leadership in
manufacturing. Ms. Pathy and Ms. Nelson join 120 other women honorees,
representing all levels of manufacturing from the factory floor to the C
Suite.
“We are very pleased that Nina and Tammie’s contributions to AGCO were
recognized by this important new initiative,” said Lucinda Smith, AGCO
SVP Human Resources. “The STEP program supports the same core values as
our AGCO Global Women’s Network (AGWN). AGWN is a business advisory
group within AGCO set to develop, promote and advocate women as leaders
and growers of profitability, collaboration and a diverse culture across
AGCO. These two women are shining examples of what we are setting out to
promote.”
“These 122 women are the faces of exciting careers in manufacturing,”
said Jennifer McNelly, president, The Manufacturing Institute. “We chose
to honor these women because they each made significant achievements in
manufacturing through positive impact on their company and the industry
as a whole.”
The STEP Awards are part of the larger STEP Ahead initiative launched by
The Manufacturing Institute, Deloitte, University of Phoenix, and the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, to examine and promote the role of
women in the manufacturing industry through recognition, research, and
best practices for attracting, advancing and retaining strong female
talent.
“The STEP Ahead initiative was founded to change perceptions of the
manufacturing industry and create new opportunities for women in the
sector,” said Latondra Newton, group vice president at Toyota Motor
North America, Inc. and chairwoman of the STEP Ahead initiative. “This
initiative is the call for action to transform the face of today's
manufacturing talent and ensure that women can contribute to the future
of this industry.”
A 2011 survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute found that
nearly 70 percent of American manufacturing companies have a moderate to
severe shortage of available, qualified workers. Manufacturing companies
cannot fill as many as 600,000 skilled positions, even as unemployment
numbers hover at historically high levels. Additionally, labor
statistics show that women are underrepresented in the manufacturing
workforce and in manufacturing leadership ranks — a situation that must
be reversed to preserve and grow the industry.
View
the list and profiles of all STEP Award honorees.
ABOUT AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), is a global leader focused
on the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery.
AGCO supports more productive farming through a full line of tractors,
combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage, implements,
grain storage and protein production systems, as well as related
replacement parts. AGCO products are sold through five core machinery
brands, Challenger®, Fendt®, GSI®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are
distributed globally through 3,150 independent dealers and distributors
in more than 140 countries worldwide. Retail financing is available
through AGCO Finance for qualified purchasers. Founded in 1990, AGCO is
headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2012, AGCO had net sales of $10
billion. www.AGCOcorp.com
ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
The Manufacturing Institute (the Institute) is the 501 (c) 3 affiliate
of the National Association of Manufacturers. As a non-partisan
organization, the Institute is committed to delivering leading-edge
information and services to the nation's manufacturers. The Institute is
the authority on the attraction, qualification, and development of
world-class manufacturing talent. Visit www.themanufacturinginstitute.org
Source: AGCO
AGCO Media Contact:
Rebecca Fabian, +1.646.415.8518
rf@stockheim-media.com
or
Manufacturing
Institute Media Contact:
Jacey Wilkins, +1.202.637.3493
jwilkins@nam.org
