Claas’ management structure is changing at the start of its new business year on October 1, 2019, with the introduction of the position of chief executive officer (CEO).
“This important change serves to achieve an even better and faster decision-making processes at Claas, and increase our flexibility in a time of rapid change,” the chairwoman of the Claas supervisory board, Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser, said.
The new role of CEO will be taken on by Thomas Böck, who joined the company in 2006 and is currently responsible for Claas’ technology and systems division.
Hermann Lohbeck, who was previously speaker of the group executive board – and responsible for forage harvesting, strategy and corporate communications – has chosen to leave the company at the start of the new business year to move onto new challenges.
“With his drive and passion for agricultural technology, Hermann Lohbeck has made a great contribution to the success of the company,” Claas-Mühlhäuser said. “We would like to thank him for the 20 years of service he has given us in a variety of different management positions, including five years on the executive board.
“With Thomas Böck as the future CEO, we have filled the new position internally with a dynamic personality who brings a serious passion for technology and team spirit to this role.”
Mr Böck is a qualified engineer who specialised in electrical engineering and began his professional career as a vehicle systems developer. From 1996 to 2006, he worked in leadership roles with well-known manufacturers of agricultural and commercial vehicles.
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