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10 John Deere IT leaders
These ten John Deere IT leaders, including John Deere's Chief Information Officer, hold or have held chief information officer, vice president and director roles in information technology at John Deere, across manufacturing, finance, aftermarket and infrastructure. A reader can learn how CIOs and IT leaders lead technology organizations in agriculture businesses.
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01—10Amy Willard
LinkedInExperience: Global IT Director - Enterprise Core Platforms & Operations, Strategy & Transformation · John Deere
Global IT Director - Enterprise Core Platforms & Operations, Strategy & Transformation at John Deere since April 2025. Former IT Director - HR, Corporate Functions, Strategy & Transformation (2023–2025) and Group Engineering Manager, IT Strategy & Transformation (2020–2023) at John Deere.
Barry Schaffter
LinkedInExperience: Sr. VP ISG and Chief Information Officer · John Deere
Former Sr. VP ISG and Chief Information Officer at John Deere from June 2010 to June 2012, a role the source tags at C-Level in the Engineering and Technical department. The profile lists the person as retired from John Deere since June 2012, so questions fit best around how the company ran enterprise IT during that period.
Josh Edgin
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Manufacturing Businesses · John Deere
IT Director, Manufacturing Businesses at John Deere since September 2022; the profile describes global responsibility for IT resources delivering for the manufacturing businesses. Former Group Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Operations (2020–2022) and Global IT Transformation Lead (2019–2020) at John Deere.
Manish Sharma
LinkedInExperience: Chief Product Officer and IT Director, Global Infrastructure & Operations · John Deere
Former Chief Product Officer and IT Director, Global Infrastructure & Operations at John Deere (2020–2025), Global Director IT, John Deere Financials (Global CIO) (2013–2020) and Director, Chief of Enterprise Architecture Deere & Co (2025). Now Vice President, Data Analytics and Innovation at American Airlines since April 2025.
Matt Schaapveld
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Lifecycle Solutions and Digital Shop · John Deere
IT Director, Lifecycle Solutions and Digital Shop at John Deere since April 2026. Former Group Engineering Manager, Parts IT Modernization (2022–2026) and Director, Analytics Enablement & Data Governance (2016–2021) at John Deere; the profile describes setting enterprise strategy for IT, data and analytics, and data governance.
Patrick Webber
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Systems · John Deere
Former Director, Information Systems at John Deere from March 2004 to December 2010. The source also lists a row titled (Retired) Vice President, Information Technology at Deere & Company from October 2011 to April 2016, tagged at the President/Vice President level, so questions fit best around how the company ran IT in those years.
Paul Falconi
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director Information Technology, Facilities and Global Knowledge Management Lead · John Deere
Former Regional Director Information Technology, Facilities and Global Knowledge Management Lead at John Deere from October 2006 to September 2017; the profile says the role managed and directed operational aspects of IT. Former Director IT & Facilities at John Deere (2001–2006) and Manager IT at John Deere Credit (1999–2001).
Sarah Clausen
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Aftermarket Customer Experience · John Deere
Former IT Director, Aftermarket Customer Experience at John Deere (2023–2026), IT Director, Global Aftermarket & Customer Support, Finance, and HR (2020–2023), IT Director, Global Business Solutions (2018–2020) and IT Director, Global Finance, HR, and Enabling Solutions (2015–2018). Director, Digital Lifecycle Solutions & Chief Product Officer at John Deere since April 2026.
Scott Hany
LinkedInExperience: Director, John Deere Financial IT · John Deere
Former Director, John Deere Financial IT at John Deere (2020–2025) and Director, Global IT PDP (2016–2019). Director Retail Credit Delivery US & Canada - John Deere Financial at John Deere since November 2025; the profile says the person started with John Deere in 1998 and lists previous software design and development work for the Enterprise Business Applications department.
Siva Ganesh
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · John Deere
Chief Information Officer at John Deere since February 2026. Former Vice President Information Technology (2022–2026), Global IT Director - Mfg. Businesses, Finance, & SAP Platform (2021–2022), Global IT Director - Manufacturing, Engineering, & Supply Chain (2019–2021) and Director, Global IT Hosting and Network Services (2016–2019) at John Deere.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize corporate IT so that manufacturing, finance and dealer-facing businesses each get dedicated support?
- 02What does it take to run global IT infrastructure and operations for a large equipment manufacturer?
- 03How should an IT director for one business area work with the CIO's enterprise priorities?
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