DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 1, 2013--
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer
and distributor of agricultural equipment, today named Eric Hansotia
Senior Vice President, Global Harvesting and Advanced Technology
Solutions. “We are very pleased to announce that Eric Hansotia has
joined our executive team,” said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of AGCO. “He will be responsible for a
global team of professionals focused on the development, sales, product
management and support for global harvesting equipment as well as for
precision agriculture and connectivity technology for all AGCO
machinery.”
Eric Hansotia, SVP Global Harvesting and Advanced Technology Solutions, AGCO Corporation (Photo: Business Wire)
Mr. Hansotia has extensive Agricultural Industry experience in
engineering, quality, advanced technology, manufacturing, product
management and global business leadership. In his 20-year tenure with
John Deere, his most recent role was Senior Vice President, Global
Harvesting, where he led a multi-billion dollar business with 13
facilities located around the world. In addition, he served as Vice
President, Global Crop Care based in Mannheim, Germany where he managed
a multi-billion dollar group responsible for Sprayers, Tillage, Seeding,
and Planting equipment.
Mr. Hansotia graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin - Madison. He also earned an MBA from the
University of Iowa. In 2008, he was a recipient of the Outstanding Young
Iowan Award, and the Quad Cities Area Leaders Under 40 Award in 2007. He
will be located in AGCO’s Duluth office.
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. Founded in 1990, AGCO is
headquartered in Duluth, GA, USA. In 2012, AGCO had net sales of $10
billion. www.AGCOcorp.com
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