Debra E. Kuper

Debra Kuper is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for AGCO Corporation. She joined AGCO in January 2008 as Vice President with overall responsibility for the Company's legal matters. AGCO, located in Duluth, GA, is a leading global manufacturer of agricultural equipment. AGCO employs 15,000 individuals and generates approximately $7B in annual revenues. Debra was the first female executive on AGCO’s senior management team. She was also the first female in the boardroom in her role as the Corporate Secretary of AGCO. She is responsible for all of the Company’s legal matters, including litigation, regulatory and securities filings, executive compensation, M&A, joint ventures, corporate records and minutes, resolutions and consents of AGCO’s Board of Directors. As a member of the senior management team reporting to the CEO, Debra determines litigation strategy throughout the organization. She supervises all of the Company’s 25 attorneys (15 are women) and 12 support staff disbursed throughout Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the U.K. In addition, she serves as the Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and manages a team of 18 compliance officers and controllers. She also supervises 17 product safety and standards engineers.

Ms. Kuper was chosen as one of the “2010 Most Powerful and Influential Women in Georgia” and received the Glass Ceiling Award at the Georgia Leadership Conference, sponsored by the National Diversity Council. She won the International Law Office award for the “2011 Employment Team of the Year Award,” the Inside Counsel Magazine award for “2011 IC Top 10,” and has been nominated by Corporate Secretary Magazine three years in a row for its Corporate Governance Awards, including: “2011 Governance Professional of the Year,” “2011 Corporate Governance Team of the Year,” “2011 Best Overall Governance, Compliance and Ethics Program", “2010 Best Overall Governance, Compliance and Ethics Program,” “2009 Corporate Secretary of the Year,” and “2009 Best Overall Governance, Compliance and Ethics Program.” She has been featured in the September 2011 edition of Inside Counsel magazine in an article entitled “Global Outreach,” the June 2011 edition of The National Law Journal in an article entitled “Farm Girl,” the June 2011 Daily Report in an article entitled “Farming Background Aids AGCO’s Top Lawyer,” the May 2010 edition of Inside Counsel magazine in an article entitled “Compliance Management Questions Linger,” the September 2009 edition of Inside Counsel in an article entitled “Coming Up Roses,” and the August 2008 edition of Corporate Counsel magazine in an article entitled “Heading Up the Farm Team.” She is a frequent speaker at industry and legal seminars.

Ms. Kuper joined AGCO from Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois. She received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from Marquette University, where she also taught as an adjunct professor. She is a member of the Wisconsin Bar Association, American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Governance Professionals, The Diversity Council, the National Association of Women Lawyers and the National Association of Professional Women.