Steve Larson is vice president of the Parts Distribution & Diversified Products Division for Caterpillar Inc., with responsibility for Parts Distribution, Global Paving, Forest Products, Caterpillar Industrial & Waste Group, OEM Solutions Group, Defense & Federal Products, Global Work Tools & Services and Caterpillar Tunneling Canada. He is also president of Caterpillar Logistics Inc. (Cat Logistics). Cat Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., a technology leader and the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, clean diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines.
Larson, who joined Caterpillar in 1979, has held a series of positions with increasing responsibilities in the areas of accounting, finance and marketing. In 1995, he was named a product/marketing manager in NACD and later held positions as a district manager, product manager for large track-type tractors and regional manager. In 2003, he moved to Singapore to become the vice president of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation. He was named a president of the Americas region of Cat Logistics in 2005, and in 2007, was named as a Caterpillar vice president and chairman and president of Cat Logistics.
Larson holds an undergraduate degree in accounting and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Western Illinois University. He also hascompleted the Duke University Advanced Management Program.
He serves as a Commissioner on the Board of the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, Ill., and is on the board of Neovia Logistics Services LLC, a 3rd Party Logistics company in which Caterpillar has an equity position.
About Caterpillar:
For more than 85 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. With 2012 sales and revenues of $65.875 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company also is a leading services provider through Caterpillar Financial Services, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services and Progress Rail Services. More information is available at: http://www.caterpillar.com.
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