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DEERE'S TIM MERRETT NAMED CHAIR OF AG CONNECT EXPO 2013
Source: AG CONNECT Expo news release

Tim Merrett, vice president Region 4 marketing for Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois has been named Chair of AG CONNECT Expo 2013. As chair, Merrett oversees the exhibition along with a show management committee composed of other business executives who volunteer to oversee strategic show planning to ensure a quality event.

AG CONNECT Expo will be held January 29-31, 2013 at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The exhibition is the global agricultural showcase in North America with access to senior executives, experts and engineers; networking with other growth-oriented producers; and displays of the latest in machinery, equipment, inputs and services. Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is show owner and producer.

The AG CONNECT Expo show management committee represents a cross-section of leading equipment manufacturers, including AEM members, as well as other leading agribusiness companies such as inputs, shortliners, associations and ag media, with national and international reach. The committee consists of returning members as well as new participants for a balance of experience and fresh insights.

The committee, in providing guidance to AEM staff in implementation of all show services, activities and programs, illustrates the AEM trade show philosophy of being run by the industry, for the benefit of all industry stakeholders.

AG CONNECT Expo Show Management Committee Members

Members of the AG CONNECT 2013 Show Management Committee are:

• Melanie Acklin, Director Marketing, SFP, Leawood, Kansas

• Russell Fowler, President/Chief Executive Officer, Krone NA Inc., Memphis, Tennessee

• Ryann Greve, Marketing Communications Manager, Case IH North America, Racine, Wisconsin

• Hannah Hamontree, Director Membership Services, Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association, St. Louis, Missouri

• Bill Horan, Chief Operating Officer, Horan BioProduction LLC, Rockwell City, Iowa

• Phil Jones, Manager North America Brand Marketing, AGCO Corp., Duluth, Georgia

• Paul Kindinger, President/Chief Executive Officer, North American Equipment Dealers Association, Fenton, Missouri

• Bernd Koch, Managing Director, DLG International GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany

• Gary MacDonald, Executive Vice President, MacDon Industries Ltd., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Leif Magnusson, Regional Director Americas & President North America Holdings Inc., CLAAS of America Inc., Omaha, Nebraska

• Tim Merrett, Vice President Region 4 Marketing, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois

• Mick Messman, Director U.S. Product Marketing, Pioneer, a DuPont Business, Des Moines, Iowa

• Scott Mortimer, Publisher, Successful Farming, Des Moines, Iowa

• Charlie O'Brien, Vice President & Agricultural Sector Leader, Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Chuck Roth, Senior Vice President, Farm Journal Media/Pro Farmer, Cedar Falls, Iowa

• Kip Tom, Owner, Tom Farms, Leesburg, Indiana

• Jim Wessing, President, Kondex Corp., Lomira, Wisconsin

• Jeff Whetstine, Vice President Global Marketing, AGROTAIN International, St. Louis, Missouri


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