American Tower has added to its board of Directors with the appointment of Rajesh Kalathur. Mr Kalathur is President of John Deere Financial, a leading financial services provider for dealers and customers of John Deere equipment, and Chief Information Officer of Deere & Company, a global leader in the production of agricultural, construction, and forestry equipment and solutions.
As CIO, Mr. Kalathur oversees Deere & Company’s information technology function, and recently led the implementation of the IT agile operating model and digital transformation leveraging AI and automation technologies. The development of connected and autonomous vehicles and remote monitoring of work sites is driving the development of wireless connectivity in industrial and agricultural settings.
Mr. Kalathur has more than 27 years of experience across finance, information technology, operations, and sales and marketing functions, including previously serving as Chief Financial Officer of Deere & Company.
Commenting on the appointment Steve Vondran, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Tower said “We are very excited to have Raj join our Board of Directors. Raj has extensive global financial, technical and operating experience, demonstrated leadership in transformation and is a strong fit with our Core Principles.
