Len began his career at Valmont® upon graduation from college, and he became the President of Valmont® Irrigation in 2005. He is responsible for all aspects of the center pivot and linear irrigation business and Industrial Fastener, Inc. (IFI), a distributor of fastener products in the U.S., and Cascade Earth Sciences (CES), a water reuse company located in Oregon.
In 2015, Josh joined Valmont Irrigation as Vice President of Global Operations. He was responsible for global manufacturing, process engineering, supply chain management, quality, order management, safety, and logistics. In 2016, Josh became the Vice President & General Manager of International.
Ben joined Valmont in 2017 as Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific with responsibilities of sales, manufacturing and operations for the region. Prior to joining Valmont, Ben has had extensive experience in product development, manufacturing, sales and marketing across a range of industries.
Martin has been involved with pumps since 1986 and irrigation since 1994. He began his career with Valmont in 2010 as a Territory Sales Manager. He also has worked in power generation, project management, total quality management and real estate.
Bob joined Valmont Industries as the Coatings Division Controller in 2003. In 2005, he transferred to Valley Irrigation as the North America Division Controller. He was promoted in 2011 to Global Irrigation Division Controller and was subsequently promoted to Vice President and Group Controller in 2014. He is responsible for managing the Global Irrigation Accounting and Finance department, including credit and collections, inventory cost accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
Jodi joined Valmont Irrigation in 2014 as the North American Irrigation Human Resources Manager. In 2016, she became Senior Director of Global Human Resources and was promoted to Vice President HR & Business Partner in 2017. Jodi partners with leaders within domestic and international divisions for Irrigation, Tubing and Shared Services to provide direction for the Global Irrigation business. She is responsible for managing all functions and activities necessary to recruit, retain and develop Valmont salaried and hourly workforce.
Bob joined Valmont Irrigation as Vice President of Global Operations in October 2016 with responsibilities for global manufacturing, process engineering, supply chain management, quality, order management, safety and logistics. Prior to this role, Bob was General Manager of the Valmont Tubing division at the Valley location and General Manager of the galvanizing facility in Salina, KS.
Matt joined Valmont Irrigation in 2013 as Vice President of Global Marketing. He is responsible for global marketing strategy and implementation, marketing communications, research, and product development.
Andy joined Valley Irrigation in 1996. Since then, he has played an integral role in redefining the product development methodology within the company. Andy was a member of the first team to implement Agile project management within Valley, and as director of IT and software applications, he facilitated a company-wide shift to bring the voice of the customer to the forefront of product development. Andy leads the product development department, overseeing dealer experience, IT operations and new product development.
Darren joined Valmont Irrigation in 2014 to lead a joint development effort between Valmont and DuPont. He was responsible for product development, product launch, manufacturing and sales. In 2016, at the conclusion of the joint development, Darren became Director of Business Development for Global Irrigation & Tubing. In 2017, he was promoted to Vice President of Water Delivery and Business Development. In this role, Darren is responsible for strategy regarding water delivery products and services, acquisitions, partnerships and joint venture opportunities to drive growth and technology advancement for the organization.
Terry Schiltz is Chief Executive Officer of AgSense® LLC and Chief Technology Officer of Valmont Irrigation. Before joining AgSense in 2003, he co-founded Schiltz Mfg with his father in Wessington, SD, and also formed a telecommunications company in Denver, CO. His understanding and passion for both the agriculture and telecommunications industries are what led him to become a partner in AgSense.
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