Sauer-Danfoss

Infobox_Company | company_name = Sauer-Danfoss
company_
foundation = Rockford, IL USA, Neumünster Germany, Nordborg Denmark
company_type = Public (nyse|SHS)
company_slogan = What really matters is inside
location_city = Lincolnshire, Illinois
location_country = USA
key_people = Klaus Murmann, Chairman Emeritus
Jørgen M. Clausen, Chairman
David J Anderson, President, CEO, and Director
num_employees = 8600 (2005)
revenue = profit$1.547 billion USD (2005)
industry = Fluid Control Equipment, Pump, Seal & Valve Manufacturing
products = Pumps
Motors
Valves
homepage = [http://www.sauer-danfoss.com/ Sauer-Danfoss.com]

Sauer-Danfoss (nyse|SHS; formerly Sauer-Sundstrand and Danfoss Fluid Power until 2000) designs, manufactures and markets engineered hydraulic, electric and electronic systems and components, for use primarily in applications of mobile equipment. The product range serves markets such as agriculture, construction, road building, material handling, municipal, forestry, turf care and many others. Sauer-Danfoss, with approximately 9,000 employees worldwide, has sales, manufacturing and engineering capabilities in Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.

History

On May 30, 2000, Sauer-Sundstrand and Danfoss Fluid Power A/S became one company under the name of Sauer-Danfoss. Since the merger, the company has continued to broaden its horizons, reeling in new knowledge and skills and expanding the company’s geographical presence via a series of acquisitions and joint ventures.

Corporate governance

Executive officers

*David J. Anderson: President and Chief Executive Officer
*Hans J. Cornett: Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
*Thomas K. Kittel: Executive Vice President and President - Propel Division
*Karl J. Schmidt: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
*Henrik Krabsen: Executive Vice President and President - Work Function Division
*Wolfgang Schramm: Executive Vice President and President – Controls Division
*Ronald C. Hanson: Vice President - Human Resources
*Finn H. Lyhne: Vice President - Electric Drives
*Kenneth D. McCuskey: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Secretary
*Albert K. Zahalka: Vice President - Mobile Electronics
*Charles M. Cohrs: Treasurer

Board of Directors

Ole Steen Andersen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Danfoss A/S

David J. Anderson
President and Chief Executive Officer - Sauer-Danfoss Inc.

Jørgen M. Clausen
Chairman, Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer - Danfoss A/S

Nicola Keim
Lawyer by Profession

Johannes F. Kirchhoff
Managing Director - FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Hans Kirk
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - Danfoss A/S

F. Joseph Loughrey
President and Chief Operating Officer - Cummins Inc

Klaus Murmann
Chairman Emeritus - Sauer-Danfoss Inc.

Sven Murmann
Vice Chairman, Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
Managing Director - Sauer Holding GmbH

Steven H. Wood
Chief Financial Officer - Becker Underwood

External links

* [http://www.sauer-danfoss.com/ Company website]
* [http://www.hoovers.com/sauer-danfoss/--ID__56478--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=SHS Yahoo! - Sauer-Danfoss Company Profile]