PACCAR CEO Preston Feight Joins Deere & Company Board of Directors

Preston Feight ● Photo Credit: Deere

MOLINE, Ill., Nov. 4, 2024 (VSNewsNetwork.com) - Deere & Company, has announced the appointment of Preston Feight, CEO of PACCAR Inc., to its board of directors. Feight, who has been with PACCAR for 26 years, oversees the design and manufacturing of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF brands, with a focus on advanced powertrains and technology.

“We’re pleased to welcome Preston to the Deere board—an accomplished leader whose experience as CEO of another innovative industrial company aligns perfectly with our own transformation journey,” said John May, chairman and CEO of Deere.

At PACCAR, Feight has previously held roles as director of product planning, chief engineer, general manager of Kenworth Truck Company, and president of DAF Trucks. He was appointed executive vice president of PACCAR in 2018 and CEO in 2019. Earlier in his career, he worked in engineering at AlliedSignal and Ford. Feight holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northern Arizona University and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado.

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Feight’s appointment increases Deere’s board to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent.

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Source: John Deere Company