secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DEERE & CO (DE)
CIK:        0000315189
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-053322
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Deere & Company elects Brent Norwood as CFO effective May 1, 2026
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- T. Brent Norwood, 44, elected SVP & CFO; succeeds acting CFO Ryan D. Campbell who continues as President, Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems.
- Norwood most recently served as VP & Finance Director, Construction & Forestry and Power Systems since 2023.
- Norwood will receive $925,000 annual salary, target short-term incentive of 100% of salary, and a one-time award of 8,809 performance-based restricted stock units.
- Prior to Deere (joined 2013), Norwood held roles at Credit Suisse, Highland Capital Management, and THL Credit.
- Appointment follows an internal and external search; board cites his financial expertise and capital allocation discipline.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926053322/0001104659-26-053322-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926053322/de-20260428x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-053322

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