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Executive Biography

Samuel R. Allen Jean H. Gilles
Senior Vice President,
John Deere Power Systems


Jean Gilles is Senior Vice President, John Deere Power Systems. In his role, he is responsible for all aspects of the company's engine and power component businesses.

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 to his present position in 2005.

Gilles has a master's degree in mechanical engineering from École Centrale de Paris and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.

John Deere (Deere & Company - NYSE: DE) is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for 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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