Robert W. Lane - Wikipedia
Robert W. Lane (born November 14, 1949), served as chief executive officer of Deere & Company from 2000 to 2009 and retired as the chairman of the board in February 2010. He served on several boards including: The Northern Trust Company, General Electric Company, BMW AG and Verizon Communications.
John Deere past leaders - Robert W. Lane biography | John Deere …
Robert W. Lane retired as Chairman of Deere & Company's Board of Directors in February 2010. He succeeded Hans W. Becherer who retired as Chairman in August 2000. Lane also served as John Deere's CEO from 2000-2009, succeeded by Samuel R. Allen as both CEO and Chairman.
Robert W. Lane 1949— Biography - Rising through the ranks at deere
Robert W. Lane was named chief executive officer of Deere & Company in 2000, after a long and varied career with the company. During his many years with Deere, Lane had been responsible for directing nearly all of the company's operating divisions around the world.
CEO Of The Year: Robert Lane Plows New Ground - IndustryWeek
Dec 16, 2005 · Deere's CEO concentrates on running smarter, faster and leaner to nurture global growth at the $21.9 billion, 168-year-old company. "Our products," boasts Deere & Co. Chairman and CEO Robert W. Lane, "continue to stand alone in productivity, innovation and value."
Business, Service, and Sensibility • Wheaton magazine
“The high calling of business leadership —serving humankind well—reflects and serves God,” Bob says. “Offering genuinely valuable products, well designed and produced, contributes to human flourishing and, thus, to God’s glory.” Bob saw this potential in John Deere, which offered him a job in 1982.
Robert W. Lane, ’74 - The University of Chicago Booth School of …
Robert W. Lane earned his MBA in 1974 and joined the First National Bank of Chicago. In 1982, he left a comfortable career in banking to join Deere & Company, the world's largest manufacturer of farm and forestry machinery and a leading producer of …
Leading Change: An Interview With Deere's CEO - Forbes
Jan 5, 2007 · When Bob Lane Bob Lane became chairman and CEO of Deere & Company in August of 2000, he inherited a leading producer of agricultural, construction, forestry and turf care equipment that...
Past Leaders - Deere Brand Microsite
Robert Lane began at Deere in 1982, honing his perspective in the company’s core divisions: construction equipment, agricultural equipment, and financial services. Revenues more than doubled from 2000–2008 as he took the company to unprecedented levels for …
Lane, Robert W. 1949– - Encyclopedia.com
Robert W. Lane was named chief executive officer of Deere & Company in 2000, after a long and varied career with the company. During his many years with Deere, Lane had been responsible for directing nearly all of the company's operating divisions around the world.
Samuel R. Allen will succeed Bob Lane as Deere president, CEO
Jun 1, 2009 · After a quiet, 18-month selection process, Sam Allen has been named to replace Bob Lane as president, chief operating officer and chief executive officer of Deere and Co.