MOLINE, Ill., May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Deere &
Company (NYSE: DE) announced today that its Board of Directors has
added two new members. Dmitri L.
Stockton, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Asset
Management, and Sheila G. Talton,
President and Chief Executive, Gray Matter Analytics, have been
elected to the Deere & Company Board of Directors, effective
May 27, 2015.
"These new members bring significant expertise to the Deere
& Company Board of Directors, experience that will benefit
Deere's operations around the world," said Samuel R. Allen, Deere Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. "Dmitri has been a leader in global finance and
asset management while Sheila brings an expertise in data and
technology. We are pleased Dmitri and Sheila have agreed to join
the Deere Board."
Sheila Talton is a 30-year
veteran in the information technology industry. She has a
successful record of building consulting practices at EDS and Cisco
Systems and helping technology businesses create and execute global
strategies including initiatives focused on big data. Sheila is a
graduate of Northern Illinois
University and Harvard Business
School's AMP program.
Dmitri Stockton has held
leadership positions in banking, asset management, commercial real
estate, mortgage finance and insurance. He is a Senior Vice
President at GE Company and serves on the Corporate Executive
Council. He has held leadership positions at GE Asset Management,
GE Capital Corporation and GE Consumer Finance.
Deere said the additional Board members are being added in
anticipation of scheduled retirements. With these elections, Deere
& Company's Board totals 14 members, 13 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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