Markus Müller has announced his departure from DEUTZ to take on a new role at CNH.
Dr Müller has asked the supervisory board to terminate his mandate on the board of management at DEUTZ to take over the European, Middle Eastern and African operations of CNH, a global manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment. The supervisory board has mutually agreed to his request.
“As chief technology and sales officer, Markus Müller has made a significant contribution not only to broadening DEUTZ’s position in recent years, but, above all, to putting it back on the road to success. We regret his departure and wish him every success in his new role,” said Dr Dietmar Voggenreiter, chairman of the supervisory board of DEUTZ AG.
Dr Müller will leave DEUTZ on January 31, 2025, and take on his new role from March 1, 2025.
It brings Dr Müller’s long tenure at DEUTZ to an end after more than 16 years of service, including as chief technology and sales officer since 2021. The board of management will take over Dr Müller’s responsibilities until a succession plan has been agreed.
“You never want to see a valued colleague go, but I would like to thank Markus Müller for our close and always constructive work together in the board team,” said Dr Sebastian Schulte, chief executive officer of DEUTZ AG.
“He has made a decisive contribution in his role to the significantly stronger position DEUTZ is in today and to the further growth we will achieve moving forward. As much as I regret his departure, I am also very happy for him and wish him all the best in his role at CNH.”
CNH has 15,000 people and 15 manufacturing and 22 R&D sites, generating sales of around 6 billion euros in the region. Dr Müller will lead as president.
“DEUTZ was and is a very special company to me. You don’t stay for 16 years unless it is. I would like to thank the entire DEUTZ family for the time we have spent together and look back with pride and gratitude on what we have built and achieved in recent years,” Dr Müller said.
“This applies in particular to the last few years together with Sebastian Schulte, during which we were able to set the course for a successful future for DEUTZ. I am now looking forward to a new challenge and a fresh perspective – in the same industry, but now on the customer side.”
