Mary Jones is Promoted to General Counsel at John Deere Company

Date of management change: January 01, 2013 

What Happened?

Moline, IL-based John Deere Company has promoted Mary Jones to General Counsel.

 

About the Company

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is a world leader in providing advanced products and services and is committed to the success of 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. Since 1837, John Deere has delivered innovative products of superior quality built on a tradition of integrity.

 

About the Person

Mary K. W. Jones is Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Deere & Company, a position she has held since January 2013. Jones is the company's Chief Legal Officer and has executive management responsibility for the Law and Patent departments and Deere & Company's Center for Global Business Conduct. Jones joined Deere & Company in 1997 as an attorney. She served in Global Law Services for more than 10 years in roles including Senior Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, and Associate General Counsel. In March 2008 she was appointed Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel. In October 2008, Jones joined the Corporate Human Resources organization as Director, Regional Human Resources and Shared Services. Prior to her current position, she was named Vice President, Global Human Resources for in March 2010. Jones received her bachelor's degree from Truman State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree, with high distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she was a member of the Editorial Board of the Iowa Law Review. Jones is a member of the Illinois and Iowa Bar Associations. She is a member and past Chair of the Corporate Law Departments Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association and a member of the American Law Institute and Association of General Counsel. Jones also serves on the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes Mississippi Valley Division, YMCA Camp Abe Lincoln in Blue Grass, Iowa, and Arrowhead Youth and Family Services in Coal Valley, Illinois.

 

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