Kubota Tractor Corporation has announced the appointment of Shingo Hanada as the new President and CEO of Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) and Kubota North America (KNA), based in Grapevine, Texas, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Solectrac, a subsidiary of Ideanomics that develops 100% battery-powered, all-electric tractors for agriculture and utility operations, appointed 20-year John Deere executive Hariharan Viswanathan senior vice president of product and supplier development to scale and expedite availability of the company’s zero-emission tractors.
John Deere announced the president of John Deere Brazil, Paulo Herrmann, will retire in January. With Herrmann’s exit, Antonio Carrere, current director of Strategic Planning for Latin America, is set to lead the company’s operations in the region.
Braveheart Resources announced that Peter A. Lacey, ICD.D has agreed to join the Board as an Independent Director of the Company. Brian Murray, one of the co-founders of Braveheart and its longest standing Director has notified the Company of his intention to retire.
AEM reported that industry leader Gary MacDonald, a former top executive with MacDon Industries and part of the MacDonald family that owned the company before it was sold to Linamar Corporation, has passed away.
Case IH informed its dealers on Oct. 8 that effective immediately Scott Harris has taken over the role of Global President of the Case IH brand. Also effective immediately, Kurt Coffey will transition to the VP of Case IH North America, replacing Harris.
In a recent interview with Ag Equipment Intelligence, AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia, who recently took the helm at the company at the beginning of the year, sat down to talk about how the company has fared in its South America and Africa markets, specifically where it has faced hurdles.
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There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.