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Dennis Mullahy
JOB TITLE : VP , GLOBAL SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS
COMPANY : JOHN DEERE
The man who ploughed through the pandemic , learning as he went
Wallas Wiggins is VP Global Supply Management and Logistics at John Deere , the well-known manufacturer of machines and equipment for agriculture , construction , forestry , and other industries .
John Deere is an iconic US business . It was back in 1837 that farmer John Deere invented the first steel plough , which was designed to cut through sticky prairie soil . Before the dawn of the combustion engine , Deere did more than any single person to increase agricultural productivity in the US .
Today , John Deere employs 68,000 people worldwide and has annual net sales and revenue of around US $ 44bn . Wiggins is the man who ensures that the company ’ s products reach thousands of customers across the globe every day .
Wiggins cut his supply teeth at GM Wiggins began his career in supply management at General Motors , where he spent over a decade , working across supply management , engineering , operations , and other areas .
After this he went to work for a small B2B startup in Detroit called Covisint , which focused on connectivity between suppliers and the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers ( OEMs ).
It was after this , in 2007 , that he joined John Deere , as a quality manager at a facility in North Carolina . His next role was in the corporate strategy team at company HQ in
18 April 2022