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Operating Prot (MM)
The Deere senior management team shown with replica of founder John Deere’s rst 1837 plow and company’s new S690 Combine,
one of the world’s most advanced harvesters. From left, Dave Everitt, Mike Mack, Jim Jenkins, Sam Allen, Jean Gilles, Jim Field, Mark von Pentz, and Jim Israel.
The 175th anniversary of the founding of John Deere is a time to connect the pride of
Our future is bright. Guided by an ambitious plan for global growth, we aim to seize the
great opportunities that lie ahead, based on the world’s growing need for food, shelter and
infrastructure. John Deere’s goal is to capitalize on these positive trends in order to deliver
increasing value to our customers, investors and other constituents in the years ahead.
SAMUEL R. ALLEN (2)
Chairman and Chief Executive Ofcer
Deere & Company
CRANDALL C. BOWLES (15)
Chairman, Springs Industries, Inc.
Chairman, The Springs Company
home furnishings
VANCE D. COFFMAN (7)
Retired Chairman
Lockheed Martin Corporation
aerospace, defense and information technology
CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY, JR. (4)
Chairman of the Board
Bank of America Corporation
banking, investing and asset management
DIPAK C. JAIN (9)
Dean, INSEAD
business education
CLAYTON M. JONES (4)
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Ofcer
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
aviation electronics and communications
JOACHIM MILBERG (8)
Chairman, Supervisory Board
Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG
motor vehicles
RICHARD B. MYERS (5)
Retired Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Retired General, United States Air Force
principal military advisor to the President, the
Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council
From left: David B. Speer, Aulana L. Peters, Thomas H. Patrick, Richard B. Myers, Joachim Milberg, Samuel R. Allen, Clayton M. Jones,
Dipak C. Jain, Charles O. Holliday, Jr., Vance D. Coffman and Crandall C. Bowles; shown at the John Deere Pavilion, Moline, Illinois,
with a sculpture of a John Deere combine made of canned and packaged foods that were later donated to area food pantries.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THOMAS H. PATRICK ( 11)
Chairman
New Vernon Capital, LLC
private equity fund
AULANA L. PETERS (9)
Retired Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
law rm
DAVID B. SPEER (3)
Chairman and Chief Executive Ofcer
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
engineered components,
industrial systems and consumables
(Not pictured: Elected 12/7/11)
SHERRY M. SMITH
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Ofcer
SUPERVALU INC.
grocery
Figures in parentheses represent complete years of board
service through 12/31/11 and positions as of that date.