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Klaus G. Hoehn is Vice President, Advanced Technology and Engineering, a position he has held since January 2006. He is responsible for directing advanced technology development and engineering services that support worldwide agricultural, construction, and commercial and consumer equipment design and manufacturing.
Hoehn joined Deere & Company in 1992 as Manager, Engineering, at John Deere Werke, Mannheim, Germany. He transferred to the company's Product Engineering Center in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1997, where he served as Manager, Worldwide Core Technology and Component Engineering. In 1998, Hoehn was named Director, Worldwide Tractor and Component Engineering.
He is a member of VDI, the German engineering association, and a board member of VDI's Max-Eyth-Society. Hoehn is also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He additionally serves on the University of Northern Iowa's mathematics department advisory board.
Hoehn received bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in mechanical and agricultural engineering from Rostock University in Germany.
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment, a major manufacturer of construction equipment, and a leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care. John Deere also manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment and provides landscape and worldwide financial services. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe. | 