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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact:
Ken Golden
Director, Global Public Relations
309-765-5678
Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, elected to Deere & Company Board of Directors
MOLINE, Illinois (January 5, 2016) Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) today announced the election of Brian M. Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation, to the companys Board of Directors.
Brians depth of leadership experience in technology, manufacturing and supply chain management is a valuable addition to the Deere & Company Board of Directors, said Samuel R. Allen, Deeres chairman and chief executive officer. We look forward to Brian joining the Deere Board.
In May 2013, Krzanich was appointed chief executive officer of Intel Corporation and elected a member of the Intel Board of Directors. He had previously served Intel as chief operating officer after progressing through a series of technical and leadership roles at Intel.
As COO, Krzanich led an organization of more than 50,000 employees spanning Intel operations in technology, manufacturing, foundry, supply chain, human resources, and information technology as well as being responsible for Intels China strategy. Prior to becoming COO, Krzanich held senior leadership positions in Intels manufacturing organization.
Krzanich began his career at Intel in 1982 as a process engineer. He holds a bachelors degree in chemistry from San Jose State University and has one patent for semiconductor processing.
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