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Executive Biography
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Bharat Vedak |
Senior Vice President,
John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
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Bharat Vedak is Senior Vice President, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, a position he's held since May 2009. He is responsible for delivering smart electronic and decision support solutions to John Deere customers.
Vedak first joined John Deere in 1974 at its Product Engineering Center in Waterloo, Iowa, and completed a number of assignments there. In 1983, he became Manager, Quality Engineering at the John Deere Engine Works, and eventually was appointed Vice President of Engineering for John Deere's Rotary Engine Division. In 1990, he joined Cummins, Inc. as an executive engineer, and advanced to the position of Vice President, Industrial Customer Engineering. He returned to John Deere in 2005 when he was named to the position of Senior Vice President, John Deere Intelligent Mobile Equipment Technologies.
Vedak has a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, a master's degree in agricultural engineering from North Carolina State University, and a MBA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Vedak is a Fellow of SAE International of which he has been an active member more than 30 years. He serves on the boards of United Way of the Quad Cities Area and the XATA Corporation. He has served on the advisory board of the Agricultural and Biological department at North Carolina State University and on the Board of Directors of SAE International.
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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