John Deere announced the president of John Deere Brazil, Paulo Herrmann, will retire in January. With Herrmann’s exit, Antonio Carrere, current director of Strategic Planning for Latin America, is set to lead the company’s operations in the region.

In a recent interview with Ag Equipment Intelligence, AGCO CEO Eric Hansotia, who recently took the helm at the company at the beginning of the year, sat down to talk about how the company has fared in its South America and Africa markets, specifically where it has faced hurdles.