John Stone

Senior Vice President, Intelligent Solutions Group, Deere & Company

John Stone is Senior Vice President, Intelligent Solutions Group, a position he has held since November 2016. In this role, he is responsible for managing the growth and profitability of the company’s Intelligent Solutions Group and lead efforts to deliver innovative technologies that enhance the performance of John Deere equipment and allow customers to improve their operational performance and better manage costs.

Stone joined Deere & Company in 2002 as a project manager and held leadership positions in Waterloo, Iowa, and Mannheim, Germany. In January 2007, he assumed responsibility for the acquisition and integration of the Ningbo Benye Tractor and Automobile Company in China. Most recently, he was Global Director, Utility Tractor Product Line, during a period of rapid growth of that business. In June 2015, he was appointed Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development.

Prior to joining Deere, Stone worked for General Electric as a Six Sigma Black Belt and before that was an officer in the U.S. Army.

Stone has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) 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. Since 1837, John Deere has delivered innovative products of superior quality built on a tradition of integrity. For more information, visit John Deere at its worldwide website at www.JohnDeere.com.