AGCO Nominated for Best Overall Governance, Compliance & Ethics Program plus Corporate Secretary of the Year by Corporate Sec...
15 Ottobre 2009 - 2:15PM
Business Wire
AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO), Your Agriculture Company, a
worldwide distributor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment,
today announced that it has been nominated for best overall
governance, compliance and ethics program by the Corporate
Secretary Magazine Awards 2009 Committee. In addition, AGCO’s
Corporate Secretary, Debra Kuper, has been nominated for the
magazine’s Corporate Secretary of the Year.
“AGCO is a leader both within our industry and across other
business sectors in the area of overall governance, compliance and
ethics program,” said Martin Richenhagen, Chairman, President and
CEO. “Every day, over 15,000 AGCO employees come to work with the
shared goal of doing a good job in a manner that is ethical. I am
very proud of each employee for their commitment,” said
Richenhagen.
The awards are open to all corporate secretaries, general
counsel, governance and compliance officers at any company listed
and domiciled in the US. The nominees were selected by exhibiting
exceptional performance in advancing governance and compliance
activities at their company. The winners will be announced on
November 3. The Corporate Secretary Magazine Awards will be judged
by a panel of governance and compliance experts from all sides of
the governance arena.
“Debra has worked hard to raise the visibility of overall
governance, compliance and ethics programs globally at AGCO. Her
work includes reaching out to each employee with a new version of
the AGCO Code of Conduct,” said Richenhagen.
Debra Kuper was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary for AGCO in May 2008. She has overall
responsibility for the Company's legal matters, including the
ethics and compliance program, litigation, regulatory and
securities filings.
Also as recognition of AGCO’s ongoing commitment to corporate
governance, AGENDA.com showcased AGCO in their October 12th article
as one of only a handful of companies that follow a recent
Conference Board recommendation to appoint a standing committee to
address succession planning. The AGCO Board’s permanent succession
planning committee works to ensure a continued source of capable,
experienced managers to support the company’s future success.
ABOUT AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO) was founded in 1990
and offers a full product line of tractors, combines, hay tools,
sprayers, forage, tillage equipment, implements, and related
replacement parts. AGCO agricultural products are sold under the
core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®, Massey Ferguson® and Valtra®,
and are distributed globally through more than 2,800 independent
dealers and distributors, in more than 140 countries worldwide.
AGCO provides retail financing through AGCO Finance. AGCO is
headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, USA. In 2008, AGCO had net sales
of $8.4 billion. Please visit our website at www.AGCOcorp.com.
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