HNI Corporation


James R. Jenkins
Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
Deere & Company
Elected 11-11-05

James R. Jenkins has been a Director of the Corporation since 2005.

Mr. Jenkins has been the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Deere & Company (John Deere), the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment and a major manufacturer of equipment for use in construction and lawn and turf care, since 2000.

Mr. Jenkins graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Philosophy and a JD.

 

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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Audit
Miguel M. Calado - Chairperson
Mary H. Bell
James R. Jenkins

Human Resources and Compensation
Abbie J. Smith - Chairperson
Cheryl A. Francis
Dennis J. Martin
Brian E. Stern

Public Policy and Corporate Governance
Larry B. Porcellato - Chairperson
Gary M. Christensen
Ronald V. Waters, III