MOLINE, Ill., Jan. 7, 2015 /CNW/ -- Deere & Company
(NYSE: DE) announced today that former U.S. Senator Michael O. Johanns has been elected to its board
of directors effective January 8,
2015. Johanns recently completed his term in the Senate
after deciding not to run for re-election. He has also previously
served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and as governor of
Nebraska.
"Mike's wide range of expertise in the areas of agriculture,
banking, commerce, foreign trade, law and governance will be
valuable assets for the Deere & Company Board of Directors,"
said Samuel R. Allen, Deere's
chairman and chief executive officer. "We are pleased Mike has
agreed to join the Deere Board."
Johanns was governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005. He was
appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in 2005 and served in that
capacity until 2007. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2008 and
announced in 2013 that he would not run for re-election.
Johanns is a graduate of Saint Mary's
University of Minnesota and
Creighton University School of Law.
Before his election as governor, he had been elected to various
local government positions in Nebraska, including as a member of the
Lancaster County Board and the
Lincoln City Council and as mayor of Lincoln for two terms.
With Senator Johanns' election, Deere & Company's Board
totals 12 members, 11 of whom are independent directors.
Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a world leader in
providing advanced products and services and is committed to the
success of customers whose work is linked to the land – those who
cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and build upon the land to
meet the world's dramatically increasing need for food, fuel,
shelter and infrastructure.
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