CNH Industrial NV (NYSE:CNHI) on Friday welcomed at its Burr Ridge headquarters (HQ) Congressman Bill Foster, the representative of the 11th district of Illinois, as he checked out the company’s facility.
Brad Crews, CNH Industrial Chief Operating Officer (COO) for North America, expressed in behalf of the company that he is delighted to welcome Congressman Foster at one of the company’s state-of-the-art facilities, enabling the lawmaker to meet the dedicated employees of CNH Industrial as well.
Foster’s Visit
One of the highlights of Congressman Foster’s visit at the Burr Ridge HQ was a roundtable panel, during which CNH Industrial employees had the chance to throw their questions regarding agricultural trade and other significant topics. Congressman Foster also had a Ride & Drive experience on a New Holland T8 Rowtrac tractor and a Case IH Magnum tractor.
He expressed that he is proud of how CNH Industrial has helped many people around the world by providing innovative solutions.
Burr Ridge Facility
The Burr Ridge facility houses a virtual reality (VR) center, design services, product development, testing labs, engineering functions, and business operations. The VR center is one of the HQ’s pride as it can fully display the company’s equipment, enabling engineers to produce better prototypes.
This facility is just one of the 11 manufacturing plants and 12 research and development (R&D) centers of CNH Industrial in North America. The company provides employment to about 10,000 people in the region.
Other Corporate Updates
Last week, Kurt Coffey has been appointed as the new CNH Industrial Parts & Service Vice President (VP) for North America after his predecessor Scott Harris was appointed as the new CNH Industrial Case Construction VP.
Crews elaborated that Coffey’s long-time involvement with the company and his leadership prowess will help CNH Industrial’s after-sales business to grow further.
As announced last week, CNH Industrial will be releasing its full earnings report for the second quarter on Tuesday.
Last month, CNH Industrial has renewed a five-year contract amounting to £1.75 billion relating to general corporate purposes. This extends the contract maturity to June 2021 from the previous November 2019.
