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Markus Baldinger

Critic · DISC type C
Managing Director R&D - CTO, CDO at PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH
📍 Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria

Markus Baldinger serves as the CTO and CDO at PÖTTINGER Landtechnik, where he leads research and development. With a Ph. D. in mechatronics and robotics from Johannes Kepler University Linz, he is focused on driving innovation, digitalization, and sustainability in agricultural technology to meet global food supply challenges.

He is deeply passionate about shaping the future of farming. He also holds the position of Chairman of the Board for VDMA Austria (Austrian Engineering Federation), actively promoting collaboration and advancement within the engineering sector through high-profile events and discussions.

Unique Fact: Markus has publicly highlighted the industrys "war for talents" as a key challenge in finding qualified engineers.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Managing Director R&D - CTO, CDO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria
Personality Overview

How Markus shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Precise

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Markus cares about

Future of Farming
His stated mission is to design the next generation of intelligent, efficient, and sustainable agricultural machinery to feed a growing world population.
Agricultural Digitalization
As both CTO and CDO, he champions the integration of digital solutions and data-driven approaches to enhance the performance of PÖTTINGER's products.
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Career

Work history

8-2016
Managing Director R&D - CTO, CDO
PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH
4-2010 - 7-2016
Vice President Research And Development
PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH
2-2000 - 3-2010
Manager Mechatronic Engineering and Test Department
PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH
In the press

Media appearances

New management team at PÖTTINGER Agricultural Technology. Featured in PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH – Newsroom
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Dr. Markus Baldinger (PÖTTINGER) elected new Chairman of CEMAS Technical Board. Featured in PÖTTINGER Landtechnik GmbH – Newsroom
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Education
2013
Executive MBA
LIMAK Austrian Business School
3-2008 - 10-2009
Master of Science - MSc
LIMAK Austrian Business School
1-1996 - 12-1999
Doktor
Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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