Appointment at Grimme GmbH, Germany

Damme, March-01, 2012 – Effective from 1st March 2012 Franz-Bernd Kruthaup is appointed as the new general manager at Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG. In this position his overall responsibility is for sales worldwide. 

In 1984 Franz-Bernd started his career as an agricultural engineer apprentice. After completing his engineering and business studies, he started in the sales department as an area manager for Grimme, Damme in 1992.

In 2008 he took over the responsibility for the sales department of the  potato machinery division at Grimme. At 47, Franz-Bernd Kruthaup joins the steering team as the fourth general manager alongside Franz Grimme, Klemens Kalverkamp and Jens Walter.