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Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the decision making panel of the CLAAS Foundation. They discuss and decide on new projects in order to realize the Foundation’s objectives.
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Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser
- born 1975
- Apprenticeship as Industrial Clerk
- Studies of Business Administration at University of St. Gallen (CH)
- Since 2010 Chairwoman of Supervisory Board of CLAAS KGaA mbH
- Since 2001 Member and since 2020 Chairwoman of Shareholders' Committee of the CLAAS KGaA
- Since 2021 Chairwoman of CLAAS Foundation Board of Trustees of the CLAAS Foundation
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Dr. Hermann Garbers
- born 1951
- involved in research and development and lecturing at Braunschweig Technical University (Institute of Agricultural Machinery)
- Development Manager for combines, forage harvesters and tractors
CLAAS Executive Vice President from 1999 till September 2014
- Deputy Chairman of the CLAAS Foundation Board of Trustees
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Christian Radons
- born 1976
- Studies of Business Administration and studies of Agricultural Management
- since 2000 within the CLAAS Group
- since 2021 Member of the CLAAS Group Executive Board and responsible for the Business Unit Sales and Services
- since 2023 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Claas-Foundation
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Böttinger
- born. 1959
- Engineering course, focus on agricultural machinery at the University of Stuttgart
- Head of Development at AGROCOM, Bielefeld
- Since 2005 Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Basics of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Hohenheim
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Dr. James Brighton
- born 1970
- studied Agricultural Engineering
- Dissertation at Cranfield University (1997) and lecturer since then
- Received Ford Motor Company European Technical Achievement Award 2007 Achievement Award 2007