Officers

The commitment and leadership of our dedicated group of officers enable Caterpillar’s position as an industry leader.

Executive Office

D. James (Jim) Umpleby III

Chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc.

 

Jim joined Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar subsidiary, in 1980 as an associate engineer. In his more than 40 years with the company, he has gained extensive industry and international experience through various leadership roles. Jim was appointed president of Solar Turbines and vice president of Caterpillar in 2010. From 2013 to 2016, he led Caterpillar’s Energy & Transportation business segment as group president. Jim has served as Caterpillar’s CEO since January 1, 2017. He was elected chairman of Caterpillar’s board of directors in December 2018.

About Jim
Jim Umpleby - CEO
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Jim Umpleby - CEO
Andrew Bonfield
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Andrew Bonfield

Andrew R.J. Bonfield

Chief financial officer of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Finance Services, Financial Products Enterprise Strategy, and Global Information Services.

About Andrew
Andrew Bonfield
Andrew Bonfield
Joe Creed
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Joe Creed

Joseph (Joe) E. Creed

Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Energy & Transportation, which includes Rail, Solar Turbines, Large Power Systems, Industrial Power Systems, Remanufacturing, Electric Power, Oil & Gas and Marine, and Electrification & Energy Solutions divisions.

About Joe
Bob De Lange
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Bob De Lange

Bob De Lange

Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Services, Distribution & Digital, which includes the Americas Distribution; Asia Pacific Distribution;  Europe Africa Middle East Eurasia Distribution; Cat Digital; Global Rental, Service & Marketing, and Product Support & Logistics divisions.

About Bob
Tony Fassino
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Tony Fassino

Anthony (Tony) D. Fassino

Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Construction Industries, which includes the Earthmoving, Excavation, Building Construction Products, China Operations, Global Construction & Infrastructure, and Construction Industries Services divisions.

About Tony
Cheryl H. Johnson
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Cheryl H. Johnson

Cheryl H. Johnson

Chief human resources officer of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for all aspects of human capital, including talent acquisition and management, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, total rewards, HR operations, employee and labor relations, and corporate environmental, health and safety.

About Cheryl
Denise C. Johnson
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Denise C. Johnson

Denise C. Johnson

Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Resource Industries (RI), which includes the Integrated Components and Solutions, RI Operations and Products, Strategic Procurement & Planning, and the RI Sales, Services and Technology divisions.

About Denise
Suzette M. Long
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Suzette M. Long

Suzette M. Long

Chief legal officer of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Law, Security & Public Policy, which includes Global Legal Services, Compliance, Global Trade, Global Security, and Global Government and Corporate Affairs.

About Suzette

Senior Vice Presidents

M. Lou Balmer-Millar
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M. Lou Balmer-Millar

M. Lou Balmer-Millar

Chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Large Power Systems Division.

About Lou
Otto Breitschwerdt
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Otto Breitschwerdt

Otto Breitschwerdt

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Building Construction Products Division.

About Otto
Marc Cameron
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Marc Cameron

Marcel (Marc) R. Cameron

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Resource Industries Sales, Services and Technology Division.

About Marc
Wai Man (Raymond) Chan
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Wai Man (Raymond) Chan

Wai Man (Raymond) Chan

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Asia Pacific Distribution.

About Raymond
Stephan J. Downing
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Stephan J. Downing

Stephan (Steph) J. Downing

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Americas Distribution.

About Steph
Brian Edwards
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Brian Edwards

Brian E. Edwards

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division.

About Brian
Jamie Engstrom
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Jamie Engstrom

Jamie L. Engstrom

Chief information officer and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Global Information Services Division.

About Jamie
Kyle Epley
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Kyle Epley

Kyle J. Epley

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Global Finance Services Division.

About Kyle
Steven M. Ferguson
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Steven M. Ferguson

Steven (Steve) M. Ferguson

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Industrial Power Systems Division.

About Steve
Thomas G. Frake
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Thomas G. Frake

Thomas (Tom) G. Frake

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Excavation Division.

About Tom
Damien Giraud
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Damien Giraud

Damien Giraud

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Construction Industries Services Division.

About Damien
Pam Heminger
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Pam Heminger

Pam Heminger

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Strategic Procurement & Planning Division.

About Pam
Rob L. Hoenes
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Rob L. Hoenes

Rob L. Hoenes

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Resource Industries Operations & Products Division.

About Rob
Jason Kaiser
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Jason Kaiser

Jason E. Kaiser

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Electric Power Division.

About Jason
Kathryn D. Karol
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Kathryn D. Karol

Kathryn D. Karol

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Global Government and Corporate Affairs Division.

About Kathryn
Philip G. Kelliher
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Philip G. Kelliher

Philip (Phil) G. Kelliher

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Global Rental, Service & Marketing.

About Phil
George A. Moubayed
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George A. Moubayed

George A. Moubayed

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Enterprise Strategy Division.

About George
John Newman
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John Newman

John Newman

President and chief executive officer of Progress Rail senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc.

About John
Derek Owens
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Derek Owens

Derek Owens

Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc. and General Counsel.

About Derek
Christophe Pelé
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Christophe Pelé

Christophe Pelé

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Eurasia (EAME) Distribution.

About Christophe
Thomas A. Pellette
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Thomas A. Pellette

Thomas (Tom) A. Pellette

Executive vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Solar Turbines Subsidiary.

About Tom
Herwig Peschl
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Herwig Peschl

Herwig Peschl

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Global Construction & Infrastructure.

About Herwig
Ogi Redzic
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Ogi Redzic

Ogi Redzic

Chief digital officer and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Cat Digital.

About Ogi
Rod Shurman
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Rod Shurman

Rod Shurman

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Electrification & Energy Solutions Division.

About Rod
Christopher R. Snodgrass
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Christopher R. Snodgrass

Christopher (Chris) R. Snodgrass

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Product Support & Logistics Division.

About Chris
Robert Strong
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Robert Strong

Robert Strong

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Earthmoving Division.

About Robert
David T. Walton
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David T. Walton

David (Dave) T. Walton

President and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc. 

About Dave
Karl E. Weiss
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Karl E. Weiss

Karl E. Weiss

Chief technology officer and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Integrated Components and Solutions Division.

About Karl
Jeffrey A. Wilson
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Jeffrey A. Wilson

Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Wilson

Deputy chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Total Rewards.

About Jeff
Derrick York
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Derrick York

Derrick York

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division.

About Derrick
Alan Yang
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Alan Yang

Alan Yang

Senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the China Operations Division.

About Alan

Other Officers


Kyle J. Epley - Corporate Controller

William E. Schaupp - Chief Accounting Officer

Patrick T. McCartan - Treasurer

Matthew R. Jones - Chief Audit Officer

Courtney W. Dean - Chief Compliance Officer

Chad J. Withers - Assistant Treasurer

Nicole (Nikki) M. Puza – Corporate Secretary

 

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