UtenteTonyThelen

Hello! I am currently the Chief Product Officer of John Deere Financial. My role involves leading an agile transformation with over 65 agile teams in India, Brazil, Luxembourg, and the US.

I am a bit of a chameleon in my career. I started as a chemical engineer, then went into factory supervision roles, moved on to sales, customer support, and marketing roles, followed by 4 years leading our precision ag organization. The last 8 years I’ve had various leadership roles in our Finance organization. That’s officially 34 years and I believe my best years are yet ahead of me.

Over the last 5 years I've coached over 100 people to help them navigate their career including beginning, middle, to senior level positions. I'm currently receiving training from the Co-Active Institute for executive coaching skills around asking better questions and improved listening methods. I have also been certified as a NeuroLeadership Coach, and am a member of the International Federation of Coaches and the Institute of Coaching.

I’m a lifelong learner and every year I’m better than I was the previous year because of the people I work with, and for. I’m grateful to work in a company like John Deere whose purpose is so needed in our world today: “We run so life can leap forward.”

A few highlights of my skills, experiences, and interests are:

Leadership in Agile Transformation | Digitalization | Guest Speaker at University of Iowa MBA Business School | Lifelong Learner | Leadership Development | Mentoring & Coaching individuals at beginning, middle, and executive stages of their career.

When I’m not involved in the above, I can be found doing my best to raise 3 daughters, publishing a book aimed at helping young professionals lead successful careers and more fulfilling lives ("Am I Doing This Right" available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, ships Oct 2022), fly fishing the rivers of Colorado and Montana, or relaxing on West Okoboji Lake in NW Iowa.