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Executive Biography
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Jean H. Gilles |
Senior Vice President,
John Deere Power Systems,
John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, and
Advanced Technology and Engineering |
Jean Gilles is Senior Vice President, John Deere Power Systems, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, and Advanced Technology and Engineering, a position he’s held since June 2009. Gilles is also responsible for Global Supply Management and Logistics.
Gilles joined John Deere in 1980 as an engineer at the John Deere Harvester Works. He served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility at John Deere Usine Saran, John Deere Werke Mannheim, John Deere Waterloo Works and John Deere Zweibrücken. In 1998, he was named as Director, Region II Manufacturing, and in 2001, he was appointed Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering for global harvesting equipment. Gilles was named Senior Vice President, John Deere Power Systems in 2005.
Gilles has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.
John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for agriculture, forestry, construction, lawn and turf care, landscaping and irrigation. John Deere also provides financial services worldwide and manufactures and markets engines used in heavy equipment. Since it was founded in 1837, the company has extended its heritage of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation around the globe.
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