Marc A Howze is responsible for human resources, labor relations, public affairs, communications, brand management, and security, among other primary administrative activities at Deere & Company. He joined the company as an attorney, prior to which he served in the US Army as an artillery officer and a judge advocate. He is a member of the Illinois and Michigan Bar associations and the Board of Directors for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and the Executive Leadership Council. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn, a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

2008 saw Howze being put in charge of Deere’s agricultural marketing group as the manager of marketing integration. The very next year, he became a Factory Manager at John Deere Turf Care, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina and subsequently the Global Director, Cotton Harvesting Product Line.