Published mark
Deere & Company
DEERE & CO
NYSE: DE. Deere & Company is a global manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of equipment.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f
- SEC CIK
- 0000315189
- Website
- www.deere.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Jan 14, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- John C. MaySince Jan 14, 2026
- Chair
- John C. May
- Independent
- Not published10 directors published
- Published claims
- 534 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 190 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 19 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Deanna M. Kovar executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
EffectiveEffective Jan 14, 2026E13
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President, Worldwide Agriculture Turf Division, Production Precision Ag, Sales and Marketing Regions of the Americas and Australia | Deanna M. Kovar | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President | John C. May | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Joshua A. Jepsen | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE15 |
| President, John Deere Financial, and Chief Information Officer | Rajesh Kalathur | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE16 |
| President, Worldwide Construction Forestry and Power Systems | Ryan D. Campbell | Jan 2026 | current | Source reportedE17 |
Board of directors
Evidence10 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan C. Heuberger | Independence not published | 2016 | Audit ReviewExecutiveFinanceFinance; Audit Review; Executive | Source reportedE4 |
| Brian Sikes | Independence not published | 2025 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE5 |
| Dmitri L. Stockton | Independence not published | 2015 | Audit ReviewAudit Review; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE6 |
| Gregory R. Page | Independence not published | 2013 | Audit ReviewAudit Review; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE7 |
| John C. May | Independence not publishedChair | 2019 | Executive | Source reportedE3 |
| L. Neil Hunn | Independence not published | 2023 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Executive; FinanceExecutiveFinance | Source reportedE8 |
| Leanne G. Caret | Independence not published | 2021 | Audit Review, chairAudit Review · Chair; Executive; FinanceExecutiveFinance | Source reportedE9 |
| R. Preston Feight | Independence not published | 2024 | Audit ReviewAudit Review; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE10 |
| Sheila G. Talton | Independence not published | 2015 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance | Source reportedE11 |
| Tamra A. Erwin | Independence not published | 2020 | CompensationCorporate Governance, chairCorporate Governance · Chair; Compensation; ExecutiveExecutive | Source reportedE12 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Review | Leanne G. Caret | Leanne G. Caret, Alan C. Heuberger, Dmitri L. Stockton, Gregory R. Page, R. Preston Feight | Not described in the published record |
| Audit Review · Chair; Executive; Finance | Not published | Leanne G. Caret | financial |
| Audit Review; Corporate Governance | Not published | R. Preston Feight | Not described in the published record |
| Audit Review; Finance | Not published | Dmitri L. Stockton, Gregory R. Page | financial |
| Compensation | L. Neil Hunn | L. Neil Hunn, Brian Sikes, Sheila G. Talton, Tamra A. Erwin | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Executive; Finance | Not published | L. Neil Hunn | financial |
| Compensation; Corporate Governance | Not published | Brian Sikes, Sheila G. Talton | Not described in the published record |
| Corporate Governance | Tamra A. Erwin | Tamra A. Erwin, Brian Sikes, R. Preston Feight, Sheila G. Talton | Not described in the published record |
| Corporate Governance · Chair; Compensation; Executive | Not published | Tamra A. Erwin | Not described in the published record |
| Executive | Not published | Alan C. Heuberger, John C. May, L. Neil Hunn, Leanne G. Caret, Tamra A. Erwin | Not described in the published record |
| Finance | Not published | Alan C. Heuberger, Dmitri L. Stockton, Gregory R. Page, L. Neil Hunn, Leanne G. Caret | financial |
| Finance; Audit Review; Executive | Not published | Alan C. Heuberger | financial |
Committee RecordAudit Review: Chair Leanne G. Caret; Members Leanne G. Caret (Chair); Alan C. Heuberger; Dmitri L. Stockton; Gregory R. Page; R. Preston Feight
Committee AppointmentLeanne G. Caret: chair, Audit Review
Committee AppointmentAlan C. Heuberger: member, Audit Review
Committee AppointmentDmitri L. Stockton: member, Audit Review
Committee AppointmentGregory R. Page: member, Audit Review
Committee AppointmentR. Preston Feight: member, Audit Review
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair L. Neil Hunn; Members L. Neil Hunn (Chair); Brian Sikes; Sheila G. Talton; Tamra A. Erwin
Committee AppointmentL. Neil Hunn: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentBrian Sikes: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentSheila G. Talton: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentTamra A. Erwin: member, Compensation
Committee RecordCorporate Governance: Chair Tamra A. Erwin; Members Tamra A. Erwin (Chair); Brian Sikes; R. Preston Feight; Sheila G. Talton
Committee AppointmentTamra A. Erwin: chair, Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentBrian Sikes: member, Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentR. Preston Feight: member, Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentSheila G. Talton: member, Corporate Governance
Committee RecordExecutive: Chair not stated; Members Alan C. Heuberger; John C. May; L. Neil Hunn; Leanne G. Caret; Tamra A. Erwin
Committee AppointmentAlan C. Heuberger: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentJohn C. May: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentL. Neil Hunn: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentLeanne G. Caret: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentTamra A. Erwin: member, Executive
Committee RecordFinance: Chair not stated; Members Alan C. Heuberger; Dmitri L. Stockton; Gregory R. Page; L. Neil Hunn; Leanne G. Caret
Committee AppointmentAlan C. Heuberger: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentDmitri L. Stockton: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentGregory R. Page: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentL. Neil Hunn: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentLeanne G. Caret: member, Finance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerJohn C. May, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President, from Jan 14, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingDE (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 15, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: DE | current | Mar 4, 1957 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameDEERE & CO
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.deere.com
Published FactUS
Published FactDE
Published FactIndustrials
Published FactFarm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Published Facthttps://www.deere.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Deanna M. KovarPresident, Worldwide Agriculture Turf Division, Production Precision Ag, Sales and Marketing Regions of the Americas and Australiacompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:20
- John C. MayChairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Presidentcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:21, company:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:10
- Joshua A. JepsenSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:22
- Rajesh KalathurPresident, John Deere Financial, and Chief Information Officercompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:23
- Ryan D. CampbellPresident, Worldwide Construction Forestry and Power Systemscompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:24
- Alan C. HeubergerDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:11
- Brian SikesDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:12
- Dmitri L. StocktonDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:13
- Gregory R. PageDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:14
- L. Neil HunnDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:15
- Leanne G. CaretDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:16
- R. Preston FeightDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:17
- Sheila G. TaltonDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:18
- Tamra A. ErwinDirectorcompany:4860d7f3-d468-4660-88f4-e8b82b55941f:leadership_role:19
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 19 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E2DEERE & CO Form 10-K (filed 2025-12-18). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17sec filing. Published Jan 14, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 28 Claims.
- E19Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Deanna M. Kovar executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
- John C. May executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
- Joshua A. Jepsen executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
- Rajesh Kalathur executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
- Ryan D. Campbell executive of Deere & Company, effective 2026-01-14.
- Brian Sikes seat on Deere & Company, effective 2025-01-01.
- Compensation; Corporate Governance committee of Deere & Company, effective 2025-01-01.
- Brian Sikes member of Compensation; Corporate Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
- R. Preston Feight seat on Deere & Company, effective 2024-01-01.
- Audit Review; Corporate Governance committee of Deere & Company, effective 2024-01-01.
- R. Preston Feight member of Audit Review; Corporate Governance, effective 2024-01-01.
- L. Neil Hunn seat on Deere & Company, effective 2023-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Executive; Finance committee of Deere & Company, effective 2023-01-01.
- L. Neil Hunn member of Compensation · Chair; Executive; Finance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Leanne G. Caret seat on Deere & Company, effective 2021-01-01.
- Audit Review · Chair; Executive; Finance committee of Deere & Company, effective 2021-01-01.
- Leanne G. Caret member of Audit Review · Chair; Executive; Finance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Tamra A. Erwin seat on Deere & Company, effective 2020-01-01.
- Corporate Governance · Chair; Compensation; Executive committee of Deere & Company, effective 2020-01-01.
- Tamra A. Erwin member of Corporate Governance · Chair; Compensation; Executive, effective 2020-01-01.
- John C. May seat on Deere & Company, effective 2019-01-01.
- John C. May chairs board Deere & Company, effective 2019-01-01.
- Alan C. Heuberger seat on Deere & Company, effective 2016-01-01.
- Finance; Audit Review; Executive committee of Deere & Company, effective 2016-01-01.
- Alan C. Heuberger member of Finance; Audit Review; Executive, effective 2016-01-01.
- Dmitri L. Stockton seat on Deere & Company, effective 2015-01-01.
- Sheila G. Talton seat on Deere & Company, effective 2015-01-01.
- Audit Review; Finance committee of Deere & Company, effective 2015-01-01.
- Dmitri L. Stockton member of Audit Review; Finance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Sheila G. Talton member of Compensation; Corporate Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
- Gregory R. Page seat on Deere & Company, effective 2013-01-01.
- Gregory R. Page member of Audit Review; Finance, effective 2013-01-01.