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Graham Thompson

Director Of Business Development at Bluewhite

Graham Thompson has a wealth of experience spanning various roles and companies. Graham is currently serving as the Director of Business Development at Bluewhite since March 2022. Prior to that, they were a Member of the Board of Directors at Field of Hope starting from April 2021. Graham was also a Business Owner at Sylvan Farm LLC from September 2019.

Graham's longest tenure was at John Deere, where they had a successful career from 1986 to 2020. Graham held several key positions during this time, including Director of Tractor Portfolio Development and Strategic Growth Planning (retired), Director of Next Generation Tractors, Global Manager of Tractor Platform Planning, Manager of Worldwide Tractor Planning, Divisional Marketing Manager, Manager of Customer Support for MW Tractors, Marketing and Customer Support for IVT Project, Field Service Engineer, and Area Service Manager.

Prior to John Deere, Graham worked as a Farm Machinery Technician at Warwickshire College of Agriculture from August 1985 to April 1986. Graham also gained experience as a Mechanical Technician at Roger Hunt, John Deere Dealer, UK, from June 1982 to August 1985.

Overall, Graham Thompson has a diverse and extensive background in business development, strategic planning, customer support, and technical roles within the agricultural industry.

Graham Thompson pursued their higher education in a chronological manner. From 1981 to 1983, they attended Wiltshire College of Agriculture (Lackham) and earned an HTC (Higher Technical Certificate) in Ag Engineering. Later, they pursued a BSc in Business Management from 2002 to 2004, although the degree name and field of study were not specified. Currently, Graham is enrolled at Iowa State University, where they started in 2020 and is expected to graduate in 2024 with an MSc in Agricultural Education.

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