Meet our Management Team
Kverneland Group Management Team
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Ingvald Løyning
President & CEO Løyning worked for Kverneland Group from 1992-1995. He spent 5 years as Managing Director at fish feed producer Skretting and in 1999-2000 he was responsible for Nutreco's salmon fish feed companies. In 2000 Nutreco, owner of Skretting, acquired Hydro Seafood and merged the company with its other fish farming activities. From early 2000 to autumn 2002, Løyning was responsible for Nutreco’s fish farming activities (Marine Harvest). From autumn 2002 he was in charge of Nutreco’s worldwide fish feed activities. Prior to Løyning's first period in Kverneland Group, he spent 11 years in different positions at IBM.
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Friedrich Pehle
CFO Friedrich Pehle joined the Kverneland Group in April 2000. He has held various positions in Kverneland Group Soest GmbH, including as acting Managing Director for Business Area Arable Soil and General Manager for Kverneland Group Soest GmbH. He also spent 7 years as Controller in Kverneland Group Soest GmbH. He came to Kverneland Group having been head of finance and controlling in Usines Claas France S.A. in Metz/France. Pehle is educated at the University of Cooperative Education in Germany with specialisation in industrial business administration.
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Claus U. Thomsen
Executive Vice President BA Grass Equipment Before Thomsen entered his current position he was in charge of all the activities within the grass business in the Group. He has been in Kverneland Group since 2000 in various managerial positions, among them heading all the R&D activities. His previous background includes positions in Hardi International in Denmark. Thomsen has a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Århus Technical University and has a Master Degree of International Management and Economics from Copenhagen Business School.
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Wolfgang Kreienbaum
Executive Vice President BA Plough Equipment Kreienbaum has wide experience as Production and Factory Manager from several companies (eg. B. Krone, Lemken). He ran his own business as a Freelance Factory Manager before he joined Kverneland Group in Soest as Production Director in 2002. For 2 years he held the position as GM Business Unit Manager Soil and from February 2007 he was appointed Managing Director BA Arable Soil Equipment. Kreienbaum is educated from F.H. Steinfurt, Technical College Mechanical Engineering.
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Arild Gjerde
Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing Gjerde has held various managerial positions in Kverneland Group and is head of sales and marketing. He joined the Group in 2000 as Marketing Director Kverneland Group Klepp. Before this, he held international management positions in distributing and marketing equipment for the construction and mining industry. He has years of experience in corporate banking in Norway. He has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Stavanger University College, a Master Degree in International Marketing Management from Copenhagen Business School, and International Business from Stockholm School of Economics.
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Magne Svendsen
Executive Vice President BA After Sales Svendsen joined the Kverneland Group in January 2002 as Supply Chain Manager Spare Parts with the overall responsibility for the Group’s spare parts supply chain, followed by positions as Senior Vice President for Spare Parts in August 2005 and Managing Director for BA After Sales since February 2007. He has wide experience from several companies in logistics and leadership (SAS, Apotekernes Fællesindkjøp AS and UNITOR AS). Svendsen completed his studies at the Norwegian School of Management in 1983 specializing in logistics and leadership.
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