CLAAS UK has appointed two new directors to its Board.

Brian Wain joins the Board as Customer Service Director and joining him is Jeremy Wiggins as Sales & Marketing Director.

They replace Alastair Tulloch following his recent retirement and Jan-Hendrick Mohr, who has resigned from the Board having been appointed to a new position within the CLAAS Group.

Brian Wain joined CLAAS UK as Tractor Technical Manager in 2004 following the acquisition of Renault Agriculture. In his new role at CLAAS UK, Brian was responsible for the successful introduction and development of the CLAAS tractor range within the Technical Service department.

In 2012, Brian was promoted to Academy Manager and in 2014 was appointed Customer Service Manager.

The company says Brian brings to the CLAAS UK Board a high level of technical product knowledge, combined with customer support skills and Health & Safety experience, that will be vital in developing their strategic direction in these respects.

Jeremy Wiggins joined the CLAAS UK Management Trainee programme in 1996 following his graduation from Harper Adams. As part of his intensive training, Jeremy worked in various divisions within CLAAS UK, in addition to working at Harsewinkel in Germany and as part of the team introducing the LEXION in North America.

Jeremy was appointed Product Manager for JAGUAR and Greenline forage harvest products in 1998, prior to being promoted to National Sales Manager in 2008. In 2012 he was appointed Sales & Marketing Manager for the UK and Ireland, in which role he has overseen the development of a new Product Management Team.

With his appointment to the Board of CLAAS UK, the company says Jeremy will bring experience of both product management and sales, that will be invaluable when deciding on the direction of future product launches, pricing and overall product promotion.

Both these appointments are effective immediately.