Our Leadership Team

For more than 180 years, John Deere has benefited from strong, decisive leaders who are dedicated to the company's core values.

Our core values – integrity, quality, commitment, and innovation – provide an enduring foundation for our success. Our leadership team ensures these values remain vital and relevant, helping guide our employees in the way they do their jobs and the way we treat our customers and each other.

John May standing, smiling.

John C. May

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Full leadership biographies can be found on our U.S. Leadership page

Ryan D. Campbell

President, Construction & Forestry Division and Power Systems

Jahmy J. Hindman

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Marc A. Howze

Senior Advisor, Office of the Chairman

Joshua A. Jepsen

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mary K. W. Jones

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Worldwide Public Affairs

Rajesh Kalathur

President, John Deere Financial, and Chief Information Officer

Mark von Pentz

President, Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division: Small Ag & Turf, and Europe, CIS, Asia, and Africa

Felecia Pryor

Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer

Cory J. Reed

President, Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division: Production and Precision Ag, and Americas and Australia

Justin R. Rose

President, Lifecycle Solutions, Supply Management, and Customer Success

Board of Directors
Board of Directors

Dedicated to Providing Long-Term Value

Guiding the company leadership to do business the right way, as it has for nearly 200 years.

Full biographies of our Board of Directors can be found on our U.S. Leadership page

Deere & Company board of directors shown at company headquarters in Moline, Illinois. From left: Alan C. Heuberger, Michael O. Johanns, Sherry M. Smith, Charles O. Holliday, Dmitri L. Stockton, Dipak C. Jain, Sheila G. Talton, John C. May, Gregory R. Page, Samuel R. Allen (retired April 2020), and Clayton M. Jones. (Not pictured: Tami A. Erwin)

Board of Directors

John C. May

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company

Leanne G. Caret

Retired Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor of The Boeing Company and Former President and Chief Officer of Boeing Defense, Space, & Security

Tami A. Erwin

Retired Senior Advisor of Verizon Communications, Inc. and Former Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Business Group

Alan C. Heuberger

Senior Investment Manager, Cascade Asset Management Company

L. Neil Hunn

President and Chief Executive Officer, Roper Technologies

Charles O. (Chad) Holliday, Jr.

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont, and Former Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc

Michael O. Johanns

Retired U.S. Senator from Nebraska and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Clayton M. Jones

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Gregory R. Page

Chairman of Corteva, Inc. (agricultural seeds, crop protection products, and digital solutions)

Sherry M. Smith

Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Supervalu Inc.

Dmitri L. Stockton

Retired Special Advisor to Chairman and Senior Vice President, General Electric Company, and Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, GE Asset Management Incorporated

Sheila G. Talton

President and Chief Executive Officer, Gray Matter Analytics