Deere names five employees as John Deere Fellows

MOLINE, Ill., April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) employees have earned designation as a John Deere Fellow - the highest individual honor bestowed by the company. The Fellows program recognizes employees for deep expertise, demonstrated leadership, and reputation inside and outside the company.

"This year's John Deere Fellows represent a wide range of experts who are recognized by their peers for innovation and leadership. Their work greatly benefits our customers and their fellow employees," said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and CEO.

The John Deere Fellows program is in its fifth year and now will include 26 Fellows and 2 Senior Fellows. Honored for 2019 are Dr. Noel Anderson, August Altherr, Dr. Martin Kremmer, Carol Lewis, and Dr. Adrian Rantilla.

                        --             Dr. Noel Anderson -Strategic
                                       Intellectual Property Fellow


                                     Anderson has 116 patents to his
                                       credit and is one of John Deere's
                                       most prolific inventors. Anderson
                                       provides Deere with a distinctive
                                       competitive advantage by bringing
                                       together diverse and emerging
                                       areas of technical expertise into
                                       invention disclosures and patents.
                                       He has played a key role in the
                                       development, deployment,
                                       execution, and continuous
                                       improvement of the John Deere
                                       Enterprise Intellectual Property
                                       Strategy Process.




                        --             August Altherr -Innovation
                                       Delivery Fellow


                                     Altherr is a key driver of European
                                       innovation in agriculture
                                       equipment and has numerous patents
                                       to his credit. His work evolved
                                       into the 6R Series, considered as
                                       one of Deere's successful tractor
                                       platforms and which is now
                                       assembled in five locations
                                       globally. Altherr helped establish
                                       think tanks of young engineers
                                       from top European universities to
                                       find innovative solutions for
                                       contractors and large arable
                                       farms, and key customer segments.




                        --             Dr. Martin Kremmer -Technology
                                       Innovation Fellow


                                     Dr. Kremmer is known for expanding
                                       the method for studying granular
                                       media in complex, moving 3D
                                       geometries and conducting
                                       fundamental studies on
                                       agricultural goods such as
                                       soybeans in mechanical meters of
                                       precision planters. He is named
                                       author or co-author in 40
                                       invention disclosure and patent
                                       applications. Dr. Kremmer has been
                                       responsible for the overall
                                       vehicle concept design of all mid-
                                       sized tractors.




                        --             Carol Lewis -Human Resource Fellow


                                     Lewis is a respected voice in
                                       employee benefits. Her efforts
                                       include working in Washington,
                                       D.C. on legislation or regulatory
                                       changes, educating employees on
                                       health care benefits, updating
                                       senior leadership on employee
                                       pension and post-retirement
                                       benefits, negotiating lower health
                                       care solutions, meeting with
                                       retirees, and mentoring employees.
                                       She was instrumental in deployment
                                       of a company-wide wellness
                                       program, navigating health care
                                       reform, and other benefit-related
                                       activities.




                        --             Dr. Adrian Rantilla -Market
                                       Research Fellow


                                     Dr. Rantilla has earned a
                                       reputation for applying research
                                       and analytics in sales and
                                       marketing. His insight and
                                       diligence has reduced costs in
                                       multiple programs through
                                       understanding customer motivations
                                       and behaviors. He is known for
                                       developing and cultivating
                                       strategic customer advisory
                                       relationships around the globe,
                                       adding value by focusing on how to
                                       solve the most challenging
                                       business problems.

Deere & Company (www.JohnDeere.com) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services for 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.

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