New AGCO Representative Appointed to AEM Safety Council
13 Gennaio 2011 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide
manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced
Todd Howatt, Senior Project Engineer, Product Safety and
Compliance, has been appointed to the Technical and Safety Council
(TSC) of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the
North American-based international trade group representing the
off-road equipment manufacturing industry. Mr. Howatt replaces Ed
Swenson, Director of Engineering at AGCO’s Hesston facility, as
AGCO’s voting representative to the Technical and Safety Council.
AEM, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with offices in the
capitals of Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Beijing and a European
presence in Brussels, represents more than 800 companies in the
agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility
sectors.
Ed Swenson served two years as TSC Chairman. During his
chairmanship the TSC has provided an increased focus of safety with
specific seminars on key topics relative to member products and
standards. In addition, Swenson has provided leadership in driving
the adoption of global ISO standards and the funding of standards
development work through AEM.
Todd Howatt, who is responsible for AGCO’s safety and
homologation compliance at AGCO’s Jackson facility, will continue
the mission of the TSC to ensure early recognition of merging
issues and seek their satisfactory resolution; to provide an
industry forum for the exchange of technical information, provide
encouragement and assistance to product groups and other AEM groups
that conduct technical activities and programs; to encourage the
establishment of programs aimed at minimizing accidents involving
members’ products; and to advise the AEM Board of Directors on
technical matters.
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 2,700 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 2009, AGCO had net sales
of $6.6 billion. Please visit our website at
http://www.AGCOcorp.com.
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