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Executive Biography

H.J. Markley H.J. Markley
Executive Vice President
Worldwide Parts Services, Global Supply Management and Logistics,
Enterprise Information Technology, and Corporate Communications
Deere & Company


H.J. Markley is Executive Vice President, Worldwide Parts Services, Global Supply Management and Logistics, Enterprise Information Technology, and Corporate Communications at Deere & Company, a position he's held since September 2007. In his role, Markley is responsible for four enterprise-wide global functions: parts, supply management and logistics, information technology, and communications.

Markley joined Deere & Company in 1974 as a factory auditor. He has held a number of management positions at various John Deere facilities, including Davenport, Dubuque, and Waterloo. In 1996, Markley was appointed Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, for the Worldwide Construction Equipment Division. He was named Senior Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, in February 2000. In August 2001 Markley was named President, Agricultural Division – North America, Australia, Asia and Global Tractor and Implement Sourcing. In January 2006, Markley was named President, Agricultural Division – Europe, Africa, South America and Global Harvesting Equipment Sourcing at Deere & Company.

A native of Canton, Ohio, Markley is a 1972 graduate of the College of Wooster, where he received a bachelor of arts in economics. He received a MBA in 1974 from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College. Markley is a member of the board of overseers for the Tuck School of Business, and also serves on the board of trustees for Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI.

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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