Awards & Recognition
★French Legion of Honor (Chevalier) - 2018
★Honorary Professor at TU Dresden University of Technology - 2008
★Selected as one of most admired CEOs in Atlanta by Atlanta Business Chronicle
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman, President & CEO of AGCO Corporation (2004-2020)
→First and only German CEO of US Fortune 500 company for many years
→Served on multiple Fortune 500 boards including PPG Industries, Praxair, Phelps Dodge
→Author of multiple books including 'Der Amerika-Flüsterer' and 'Simply Management'
→Chairman of German American Chambers of Commerce
→Member of US Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
→Currently serves on boards of Daimler Truck Holding AG and other major companies
→Regular conference speaker and industry expert on agribusiness