Wake Up Call: John Deere Top Lawyer’s Pay Shrank 13% Last Year

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• Deere & Company general counsel and executive Mary Jones took in $5.45 million in total compensation in the fiscal year that ended Oct. 31, 2022, 13% less than her take in 2021. Jones joined the Illinois-based agricultural and heavy equipment maker in 1997 and became top lawyer in 2013. Her salary ticked up last year, but she received less in stock grants and non-equity compensation, according to a report citing a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (Corporate Counsel ...