Robert W. Lane's Biography

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GE Board Director Robert W. Lane
Robert W. Lane
Independent Director

Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company, agricultural, construction and forestry equipment, Moline, Illinois. Director since 2005.

Committees:
Audit
Management Development and Compensation

A graduate of Wheaton College, Mr. Lane also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lane joined Deere & Company in 1982 following a career in global banking, and has served Deere in leadership positions in its global construction equipment and agricultural divisions as well as at Deere Credit, Inc. He also served as Deere's chief financial officer and president, as chief executive officer from 2000 to 2009, and was elected chairman of the board in August 2000. Mr. Lane is a director of Verizon Communications Inc. and Northern Trust Corporation and a member of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG.