Mr. Stefan Top Elected as New President of CEMA

Mr. Stefan Top has been elected as the new President of CEMA for a two-year term, following unanimous approval by the CEMA Board and General Assembly on November 19th in Strasbourg, France.

Brussels, Belgium – Mr. Stefan Top has been elected as the new President of CEMA., the European Agricultural Machinery Association, for a two-year term. The CEMA Board of Directors and General Assembly unanimously appointed him during their meetings on November 19th in Strasbourg, France.

Mr. Stefan Top, Managing Director of AVR, has been elected President of CEMA. With over 30 years in the agricultural machinery sector, he has extensive industry expertise. Mr. Top holds master’s degrees in electromechanical engineering and industrial management from KU Leuven. He began his career at AVR in 1993 and has held key roles, including Product Manager, Sales Director, and Board Member. Since 2019, he has also been President of Agoria’s Business Group for agricultural and horticultural machinery.

Thierry Krier, Carlo Lambro, Alessandro Malavolti, and Christoph Wigger were also elected as Vice-Presidents. This involvement of senior industry leaders underscores the increasing importance of the European Union for the agricultural machinery sector.

The four Vice-Presidents elected by the CEMA Board of Directors and CEMA General Assembly are:

·       Mr. Thierry Krier – President and CEO of Kuhn Group (representing AXEMA)

·       Mr. Carlo Lambro – Brand President of New Holland and CEO of CNH Italy

·       Mr. Alessandro Malavolti – CEO of AMA (representing FederUnacoma), serving a second term as Vice-President

·       Mr. Christoph Wigger – Vice President, Small Grains Production Systems, John Deere

Mr. Stefan Top, a new President of CEMA, said, "I would like to express my gratitude to our outgoing President, Thierry, for his exceptional leadership over the past two terms. Thierry has guided our organization with great dedication and skill, steering CEMA through unprecedented challenges, including the COVID crisis. Under his leadership, we have successfully held impactful CEMA summits, welcomed a new Secretary General, and strengthened the voice of our industry in Europe. We have companies producing machinery for large arable farms and many SMEs serving smaller farms specializing in high-value specialty crops. As President, I will work to represent and support the whole agricultural machinery industry in all its diversity."