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Deere board elects Samuel Allen president and COO
Deere & Company on June 1 announced that its board of directors has elected Samuel R. Allen, 55, president, chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors effective on June 1, and chief executive officer effective on August 1.
Robert W. Lane, 59, chairman and CEO, will serve as chairman of the board until Allen's expected succession as chairman.
"The Deere board has completed an 18-month systematic process to choose Deere's ninth chief executive officer in its 172-year history," Lane said.
"The board recognizes, as I do, that Sam is a superb, smart, ethical executive, a wise and uncommonly capable leader, and someone with the proven experience and ability to effectively lead John Deere in growing a great, sustainable, global business."
A 34-year veteran of John Deere, Allen has been president of the Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division since 2005 and has been respo