Thomas Lorf is the chairman of the CEMA Technical Board Since 2020. A German national but operating from Paris, Dr. Lorf is COO of CLAAS Tractors, responsible for R&D and production, He has worked in CLAAS for 28 years. The CEMA Technical Board is the leading technical body within CEMA. It manages Europe’s leading industry experts from manufacturers of agricultural machinery and national trade associations to discuss and decide on the industry’s views on the regulatory aspects of EU legislation impacting farm machinery.