John Deere Power Systems Names New Director of Marketing, Customer Support

John Deere Power Systems has named David Hoffman its new director of worldwide marketing, sales and customer support, replacing John Plasecki who is retiring.

Michael Roth

May 27, 2018

2 min read

Hoffman has held various positions in product engineering factory marketing branch operations sales and customer amp product support in the United States and Europe — Hoffman has held various positions in product engineering factory marketing, branch operations, sales and customer & product support in the United States and Europe.

John Deere Power Systems has named David Hoffman its new director of worldwide marketing, sales and customer support, replacing John Plasecki who is retiring. Hoffman has been in the position of director of customer & product support for John Deere Tractors.

Plasecki retires after more than 20 years of service with Deere, starting with the Construction & Forestry Division and then transitioning to JDPS. Plasecki held positions in marketing, sales and customer support. While at JDPS, he led the organization’s OEM engine and drivetrain businesses among other jobs. Before working at Deere, Plasecki spent 22 years in the engine manufacturing industry in commercial and engineering management positions.

“John was a key leader throughout our global engine-emissions journey, nurturing strong connections with company partners, engine distributors, dealers and customers around the world,” said Jean Gilles, senior vice president, John Deere Power Systems, Worldwide Parts Services, Advanced Technology & Engineering and Global Supply Management & Logistics.

Hoffman has held various positions in product engineering factory marketing, branch operations, sales and customer & product support in the United States and Europe.

“David’s background and prior roles, including managing worldwide engine and drivetrain sales, have prepared him well for his new position service John Deere engine users worldwide,” Gilles said. “We’re confident that David’s extensive global experience will make for a seamless transition.”

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Michael Roth

Editor

Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.