---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000880266-21-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AGCO"
cik: "0000880266"
company_name: "AGCO CORP /DE"
filed_at: "2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T19:26:37.713207+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AGCO elects Niels Pörksen to Board of Directors; Roy Armes retires

## Summary
- Niels Pörksen elected to AGCO Board effective Oct 21, 2021; will serve on Governance and Talent & Compensation Committees.
- Roy Armes retired from Board effective same date.
- Pörksen is Chairman and CEO of Südzucker AG, the world's largest sugar producer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000880266-21-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AGCO
- cik: 0000880266
- company_name: AGCO CORP /DE
- filed_at: 2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026621000043/0000880266-21-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026621000043/agco-20211021.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000880266-21-000043
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000880266-21-000043.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000880266-21-000043.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Niels Pörksen was elected as Director at AGCO CORP /DE.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 21, 2021, AGCO Corporation (“the Company”) announced the election of Niels Pörksen to its Board of Directors effective the same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026621000043/0000880266-21-000043-index.htm
- Executive change
  Roy Armes departed as Director at AGCO CORP /DE.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Company also announced that Mr. Roy Armes is retiring from the Board of Directors effective October 21, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026621000043/0000880266-21-000043-index.htm

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