Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards Recognizes Several AGCO Employees
28 Gennaio 2014 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide
manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, announced
that Erin Cuellar, Production Supervisor, Beloit; Carla Gasparin,
Manager, Product Management, ATS Integration/Harvesting; Peggy
Gulick, Director, Continuous Improvement, Jackson; and Kitae
Kim, Global Sustainability Manager; have been selected to
receive the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Production) Award.
Erin Cuellar, AGCO Production Supervisor,
Beloit (Photo: Business Wire)
“These four women were nominated by AGCO colleagues for their
accomplishments and leadership in manufacturing,” said Martin
Richenhagen, Chairman, President and CEO of AGCO. “They have
significantly contributed to AGCO's success and are great examples
of how valuable diversity is in the workplace.”
Driving excellence through diversity is a global focus for AGCO.
In 2011, the AGCO Global Women’s Network (AGWN) was established to
develop, promote and advocate leadership of women as growers of
profitability, collaboration and a diverse culture across AGCO.
Each of these award winners are supported by their local AGWN
organization.
The 2014 STEP Awards celebrate 160 women in all levels of
manufacturing, from factory floor to the C-suite, who have
demonstrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Production
excellence.
“These 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
which was founded in 2012 to promote the role of women in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Production through recognition,
research, and best practices for attracting, advancing, and
retaining strong female talent.
A recent survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute
found that nearly 82 percent of American manufacturing companies
have a moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers.
Contributing to this gap is the underrepresentation of women in the
industry. While women make up approximately 50 percent of the labor
force, that number is only about 24 percent in the manufacturing
labor force.
To celebrate and formally recognize the recipients for their
accomplishments, these AGCO honorees are invited to the annual
STEP Awards dinner on Feb. 6, in Washington, D.C. at the Andrew W.
Mellon Auditorium.
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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
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.
For more information, please visit
www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
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