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AGCO appoints Hansotia to new COO position
DULUTH, GEORGIA, U.S. - AGCO Corp.
appointed Eric Hansotia to the newly created
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Jan. 1, 2019.
He will assume responsibilities for all of
AGCO's regional commercial operations
and its global product management, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain
functions. He will continue to report to
Martin Richenhagen, chairman, president
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the future trends in global agriculture along with his operational experience will ensure AGCO continues to be successful in meeting the
changing needs of our customers. I look forward to working closely
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Prior to joining AGCO in 2013, Hansotia spent 20 years at Deere
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4B opens new subsidiary in China
CHANGZHOU, CHINA - The 4B Group announced on Oct. 29
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fully operational. It is under the leadership of managing director Zhu
Biwei, formerly sales director at WAM China.
The 4B Group specializes in the design, manufacture and supply of components for the bulk material handling industry. The 4B
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electronics range.

4B China team, from left: Brave Song, electrical sales engineer; Brian Zhu,
managing director; Carl Braime, group sales director; and Chen Zhilong,
warehouse and logistics manager. Photo courtesy of 4B.
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Control Concepts adds office, warehouse in Singapore
PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT, U.S. - Control Concepts announced
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said Henry Tiffany, president of Control Concepts Inc. "On July 1,
2018, in order to spearhead rapid growth in the region, we created
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