Deere Changes Leadership Team, Completes PLA Acquisition

Deere has changed its leadership team. John C. May, 49, has been appointed president of Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division—Global Harvesting and Turf Platforms, Ag Solutions, Americas and Australia.

Mark von Pentz, 55, has been appointed president of Worldwide Agriculture & Turf Division, Global Tractor and Hay & Forage Platforms, Europe, CIS, Asia, Africa.

The appointments, which are effective Nov. 15, are part of a series of changes triggered by a retirement.

Deere also has announced it completed the acquisition of PLA, a manufacturer of sprayers, planters and specialty products based in Argentina.