CLAAS Appoints Frank Sommer as Senior Vice President Global Purchasing

CLAAS Appoints Frank Sommer as Senior Vice President Global Purchasing

(IN BRIEF) Frank Sommer, who has been responsible for finances in the CLAAS Business Unit Grain for five years, has assumed the role of Senior Vice President Global Purchasing, effective October 1, 2023. This change is part of organizational adjustments at CLAAS, with a renewed focus on commodity-oriented purchasing and product-driven strategies. CEO Jan-Hendrik Mohr expressed confidence in Sommer’s capabilities and noted his 25-year tenure with the company. Sommer’s predecessor, Rüdiger Mohr, who strategically aligned CLAAS’s purchasing division with global growth, will take on the role of Senior Vice President Dealer and Network Development. The company aims to enhance relationships with supply partners and drive innovation through its renewed purchasing approach.

(PRESS RELEASE) HARSEWINKEL, 3-Oct-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Frank Sommer, responsible for finances in the CLAAS Business Unit Grain for five years, took charge of global purchasing on 1 October 2023. This switch is the result of organisational changes at the company, which also came into effect on 1 October as well.

“Frank Sommer is already responsible for purchasing in the Business Unit Grain and has built a strong reputation in a variety of management roles during his 25 years with the company”, says CEO Jan-Hendrik Mohr. “We wish him the best of success in his new position.” Frank Sommer will take over his new role as Senior Vice President Global Purchasing from Rüdiger Mohr, who in over 10 years has strategically aligned purchasing with the worldwide growth of the CLAAS Group and placed the division on an international footing. “We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to Rüdiger Mohr”, says CFO Henner Böttcher. “His contribution to the company’s performance has been stellar, and he has led purchasing through challenging times to considerable success.” Rüdiger Mohr will be in charge of the global network of dealers and distributors in his new role as Senior Vice President Dealer and Network Development.

In future, CLAAS Purchasing will be organised even more according to commodities, with a clear focus on the products. The objective is to define standard operating procedures and to automate processes. A global knowledge network will harness synergy within this framework. Jan-Hendrik Mohr emphasises: “The relationships we have built with supply partners over many years are the foundation on which we stand. We look forward to intensifying our dialogue in the future and to come together to drive innovation.”

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