CLAAS India appoints Sriram Kannan as new India CEO & MD

In his new role, Kannan will be responsible to combat the low-cost imports and bring back the market for CLAAS with current products as well as develop, produce and launch new products locally.

Bengaluru based CLAAS Agricultural Machinery Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of the German agriculture machinery manufacturers and the pioneer in multi-crop harvesting, has announced the appointment of Sriram Kannan as the new Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director for CLAAS India.

Sriram Kannan comes with extensive industry experience of over 25 years and was leading the manufacturing operations as Managing Director of CLAAS India before he was elevated to the role of CEO & MD of the entire operations of CLAAS in India. He also worked with Bosch (Formerly MICO), Kurlon Ltd., Lapp India Private Limited at various capacities before joining CLAAS India in 2014.

Speaking on the appointment, Sriram Kannan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, CLAAS Agricultural Machinery Pvt. Ltd, said, “I am delighted to take over the role of CEO & MD position for CLAAS India. I would like to thank the management of CLAAS global for their trust in my ability to lead the India operations of CLAAS.  I am excited to lead the India market operation of CLAAS and play a key role in its next level of growth.”

In his new role, Kannan will be responsible to combat the low-cost imports and bring back the market for CLAAS with current products as well as develop, produce and launch New Products locally, as well as find markets for the products produced outside India which has also a huge potential. In a nutshell, growing the business of CLAAS India would be the prime focus.

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