1. Professional Opportunities Orientation Program James G. Darby Director, Human Resources Finance Division Deere & Company

2. Corporate Snapshot Diversified Multinational Size Number of Employees

3. Service Global Awareness EmpowermentTeamworkTechnology Quality Entrepreneurial Spirit Creativity Customer FocusValues Communication Business Acumen Leadership Performance AlignmentInnovation Expectations of Potential New Hires

4. Leadership... concrete One foot on concrete Firmly supported by the familiar and comfortable…the knowledge and skills we have acquired and refined water One foot on water Courageous commitment…stepping forward into new and unfamiliar territory

5. Finance Development Program (FDP) Three to four year programThree to four year program Two to three 12 - 18 month work assignmentsTwo to three 12 - 18 month work assignments Education and training throughout rotationsEducation and training throughout rotations Graduate study opportunitiesGraduate study opportunities

6. Typical FDP Work Assignments Management Accounting International Accounting General Accounting Internal Audit Supply Management SAP Tax Treasury

7. Job Descriptions and Responsibilities Internal auditInternal audit Management accountingManagement accounting International accountingInternational accounting TreasuryTreasury SAPSAP

8. Internal Audit Responsibilities Review the Company’s System of Internal Control Evaluate Financial Statements for Compliance Develop Finance Professionals

9. Benefits of the Internal Audit Experience Gain exposure to multiple operating divisions and units Network with personnel throughout the organization Opportunity to supervise others in the early stages of your career Global / international orientation

10. Management Accountants - Financial Counselors Roles and Opportunities –Financial investment analysis –New product development –Supply management –Financial planning analysis –Joint ventures and acquisitions –Compensation systems

11. International Accounting Roles and Opportunities –Receipt, review, translation and consolidation of overseas financial results –Analytical review of results –Continuous review of consolidation process and procedures –Develop international business people

12. Treasury - Commercial Paper Commercial Paper (CP) is short term debt issued for terms between one and 270 days. The CP trader sells Deere CP to investors to provide funding for entities in the U.S., Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

13. Typical Daily CP Duties Assisting in determing daily interest rates to be paid on CP issuances Working with dealers and investors daily to issue required CP needs Interacting with Deere personnel world-wide to determine funding needs Preparing management reports to compare CP issuance against established benchmarks

14. SAP Enterprise Resource Planning System –Customer focused –Process driven Complete Order Fulfillment Process –Product Delivery Process –Customer Support Process –Customer Acquisition Process

15. SAP Roles and Responsibilities Process definition and review –Define or review current process for continuous improvement Configuration and testing –Ensure process is functioning as intended Implementation –Site rollout

16. Early Career - A Typical Path Int’l Consolidations Internal Auditor Cost Accountant A/P Supervisor Operations Accountant

17. Five Stages of Leadership 1. Compiling data 2. Analyzing and reporting data 3. Identifying and presenting trends 4. Formulating alternative strategies 5. Participating in business decision-making

18. General Policies & Issues Relocation –Employee’s preferences and constraints are considered when relocation opportunities arise Promotion –Primarily promote from within the organization

19. General Policies & Issues Travel –Varies depending on position held Graduate School –Available to employees who have shown a superior record of achievement proven leadership attributes superior communication and interpersonal skills

20. Advantages of Large Corporations Endless number of opportunities within the organization International travel and/or relocation throughout your career Company name recognition