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Hans W. Becherer
Born(1935-04-19)April 19, 1935
Detroit, Michigan
DiedOctober 6, 2016(2016-10-06) (aged 81)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forPresident of John Deere

Hans Walter Becherer (April 19, 1935 – October 6, 2016) was an American business executive. Born in Detroit, Michigan,[1] he received his undergraduate education at Trinity College (Connecticut), where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, and his MBA from Harvard.[2] He became president of John Deere in 1987 and led the Company as CEO from 1989 to 2000 following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s.[3] In 1990 Becherer also became chairman of John Deere's board when Robert Hanson retired. Under Becherer's tenure the company became a diversified, global competitor. By 1998 around 25% of Deere & Company sales revenues came from outside the United States and almost 50% of its product mix was non-agricultural. Robert W. Lane was elected to replace Becherer as CEO upon his retirement in 2000.

Becherer was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004.[4] He died in Colorado on October 6, 2016 at the age of 81.[5][6] At the time of his death, he lived in Denver, Colorado.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Publications, Europa (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. ISBN 9781857432176.
  2. ^ Hans W. Becherer | 20th Century American Leaders Database Archived 2007-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2007-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) History of Deere & Company, and John Deere
  4. ^ U.S. Business Hall of Fame[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://qctimes.com/news/local/former-deere-ceo-becherer-dies/article_8ee3063a-7e7b-5ff2-b5cd-7a94bd5a40e8.html
  6. ^ http://www.qconline.com/news/local/hans-w-becherer-former-deere-ceo-chair-has-died/article_9e501358-70cc-557e-9b1c-97ba5bb14642.html


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