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James A. Israel is President of John Deere Credit, a position he has held since January 2006.
In his role, Israel leads one of the country's largest equipment finance companies, with more than 2.3 million accounts and a managed asset portfolio exceeding $20 billion. John Deere Credit has operations in 15 countries worldwide and provides retail, wholesale and lease financing for John Deere agricultural, construction, and commercial & consumer equipment, as well as operating loans and revolving credit for agricultural inputs and services. Israel has additional enterprise-wide responsibility for Information Technology and Security.
Israel joined Deere & Company in 1979, serving on the audit staff, and in the company's Construction Equipment Division. He joined John Deere Credit in 1984, where he led sales and marketing, business development and collections. Israel was appointed Vice President, International Operations in 1996, Senior Vice President, International and Commercial Lending in 1998. In 2001 he assumed the position of Senior Vice President, Worldwide Equipment Lending for John Deere Credit. Prior to his current position, Israel was located in Mannheim, Germany, where he served as Vice President, Marketing and Product Support � Europe, Africa and Middle East for the Worldwide Agricultural Division.
Israel holds an undergraduate degree in finance and a MBA from the University of Iowa.
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