Sebastian Talg

Sebastian Talg (born 1978) is a member of the KWS Executive Board since September 2025. He is responsible for the Corn, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops, and Marketing & Communications divisions. Sebastian Talg studied mechanical engineering with a focus on agricultural engineering. He has over 20 years of professional experience in agriculture and agricultural engineering.

Our closeness to agriculture and our ability to innovate make KWS unique. They are the success factors for our customers and therefore for our company.

Sebastian Talg, Board member of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Career

2025

Joins KWS as a member of the Executive Board. Sebastian Talg heads the Corn, Cereals, Oilseed Rape/Special Crops, and Marketing & Communications divisions.

2019

Additional responsibility for managing all sales and service companies in the GRIMME Group.

2016

Sebastian Talg is appointed to the management board of GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik and is now responsible for sales, service, and marketing.

2011

Head of sales regions Western Europe, North America, and Asia with a focus on market development in China. From 2012, takes over management of the newly founded GRIMME Agricultural Company of Beijing.

2005

Secondment to the American subsidiary “SPUDNIK” in Idaho as Product Manager and, from 2008, assumption of sales responsibility as Director of Sales and Marketing.

2003

Completion of a degree in mechanical engineering at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences with a specialization in agricultural engineering and joining GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik.

In demand: Sebastian Talg on...

...agriculture and independence

We share a special characteristic with farmers: independence. That is an invaluable asset. Thanks to our proximity to agriculture, we know the challenges they face as independent entrepreneurs. We always keep this understanding and our respect for their situation and their daily work in mind. We have been working with them as independent, reliable partner for 170 years. Our focus is always on the current and future challenges that need to be solved.

...the diversity of the portfolio

It all started with sugarbeet in 1856, and sugarbeet remains a central pillar of KWS's success today. But over the decades, we have added other important crops to our portfolio and have continued to grow. Today, our four business units are advancing around 20 crops with their own breeding programs. This gives KWS a unique portfolio and a broad genetic pool from which our breeders can draw. With our vision, we are constantly finding solutions to the challenges facing agriculture.

...the importance of the KWS brand

The value of our brand lies in gaining and maintaining the trust of our customers. It is built on performance and habit. Before people trust products or services, they must appreciate their benefits and become accustomed to them. Our range of services, the color orange, and an attractive brand image form the decisive foundation for this. But only if we maintain a consistent global presence over a long period of time will we achieve a high level of recognition. This is an important prerequisite for farmers to not only keep KWS in mind when deciding on varieties, but to make us their first choice.