Richard Heald LCGI

Director Field Support APA & Global Field Training at AGCO LIMITED

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Specialties: Understanding customer support on a Worldwide scale. Carried out Worldwide travel gaining the understanding of many cultures, farming operations & crop mechanics. People management & development of teams. Training facilities & training staff management ensuring best practice knowledge transfer techniques. Management of departmental financial budgets. Setting & measuring personal/departmental KPI's & Goals. Project mamagement.

Experience

  • AGCO Corporation (28 yrs 7 mos)
    • Director Field Service APA
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

      As part of the AGCO AGvance strategy, further develop the Asia Pacific & Africa Field Service organisation aligning with Global standards offering top of the class customer focus, in 2025 added Global Field Service training to the roll.

    • Senior Manager Aftersales Africa
      Mar 2018 - Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Managing all Aftersales Parts & Service activities for the Africa region.

    • National Service Manager Africa & Middle East
      Jun 2012 - Mar 2018 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      Specific focus of this position is to Grow & Develop the AGCO service support structure for Africa & the Middle East from a New regional business location. Included in this is the Design, Build oversee & Running of a New AGCO training facility in Africa, Major team expansion of the current support structure and Management of the new Technical & Training support teams to ensure superior support to the distribution networks in the AME markets.

  • Senior mobile mechanic at Chandlers Farm Equipment Ltd
    Aug 1988 - Apr 1998 · 9 yrs 9 mos

    Senior mobile mechanic for Massey Ferguson, Sanderson & Land Rover products