Agricultural manufacturing giant Deere & Company (more commonly known by the name “John Deere”) has appointed Gregory Page to its board of directors, effective June 1.

Page has served as chairman and CEO of Cargill, a food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services company, since 2007. Earlier, he served in a number of leadership roles at Cargill including president, chief operating officer and corporate executive vice president. He has been with Cargill for nearly 40 years.

The Deere board now totals 12 members, 11 of whom are independent.