CATERPILLAR - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the China Operations Division.
Alan Yang is a senior vice president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for the China Operations Division. He oversees the manufacture and delivery of full range Cat® hydraulic excavator products (S/M/L/SL/WHEX) at Caterpillar (Xuzhou) Ltd. (CXL) as well as medium wheel loader and motor grader products at Caterpillar (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Yang also plays a leadership role in the deployment of business growth strategy as Caterpillar's country manager for China.
Yang has over 30 years of experience in the construction machinery industry. He joined Caterpillar in 1998 as deputy general manager for CXL. Yang has held various human resources management, 6 Sigma project management, and Lean manufacturing positions with increasing business scope and responsibilities in China and the U.S. Yang was the general manager for AsiaTrak (Tianjin) Ltd., CXL, and Victoria, Texas, before his role as vice president of operations for the Excavation Division. In 2022, the Caterpillar board of directors named Yang senior vice president responsible for the China Operations Division.
Born in China's Jiangsu province, Yang graduated from Shenyang University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in welding engineering. He holds a master's in business administration from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and completed Caterpillar's Executive Leadership Development Program in partnership with Duke University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chartered Accountant With a Bachelor of Commerce
- Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Finance Services, Financial Products, Enterprise Strategy, and Information Technology.
Andrew Bonfield is the chief financial officer of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Finance Services, Financial Products, Enterprise Strategy, and Information Technology.
Bonfield joined Caterpillar in September 2018 and brings more than three decades of financial expertise to the role, most recently serving as Group CFO and board member of National Grid plc, a British multinational electricity and gas utility company. Prior to National Grid, Bonfield held the position of chief financial officer at Cadbury plc and served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Bristol Myers Squibb.
Bonfield is a chartered accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa.
He serves as a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee at Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a British multinational consumer goods company.
Job Titles:
- Group President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Construction Industries
Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Construction Industries, which includes the Earthmoving, Excavation, Building Construction Products, China Operations, Global Construction & Infrastructure, Cat Rental & Used, and Construction Industries Services divisions.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Large Power Systems Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division.
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- Assistant Treasurer
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Chief Human Resources Officer of Caterpillar Inc.
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.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Eurasia ( EAME ) Distribution.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Building Construction Products Division.
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- Chief Compliance Officer
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc.
D. JAMES UMPLEBY III has been CEO of Caterpillar Inc. since January 1, 2017. He served as Group President of Caterpillar from 2013 to 2016 with responsibility for Caterpillar's Energy & Transportation segment and served as a Caterpillar Vice President and President of Solar Turbines from 2010 to 2012. The Board elected Mr. Umpleby Chairman of the Board in 2018. Other current directorships: Chevron Corporation. Other directorships within the last five years: none. Mr. Umpleby has been a director of the Company since 2017.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Construction Industries Services Division.
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- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee
- Managing Partner of HCI Equity Partners
DANIEL M. DICKINSON has served as Managing Partner of HCI Equity Partners (private equity firm) since 2001. Other current directorships: None. Other directorships within the last five years: None. Mr. Dickinson has been a director of the Company since 2006.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Senior Vice President
Job Titles:
- President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing
DAVID L. CALHOUN President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing. Mr. Calhoun has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Boeing Company since January 2020. Previously, he served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Portfolio Operations of The Blackstone Group (private equity) from January 2014 to January 2020. Mr. Calhoun served as Chairman of the Board of Nielsen Holdings plc (marketing and media information) from January 2014 to January 2016, as Chief Executive Officer of Nielsen Holdings plc from May 2010 to January 2014, and as Chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Nielsen Company B.V. from August 2006 to January 2014. Prior to joining Nielsen, he served as Vice Chairman of General Electric Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Infrastructure. During his 26-year tenure at GE, he ran multiple business units including GE Transportation, GE Aircraft Engines, GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation, GE Lighting and GE Transportation Systems. He is also on the board of Boeing. Mr. Calhoun has been a director since 2011.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Executive Chair and Former CEO of Cargill
DAVID W. MACLENNAN is the Executive Chair and former CEO of Cargill. He began his Cargill career in 1991 and served in several positions of increasing responsibility before becoming Chief Financial Officer in 2008 and Chief Operating Officer in 2011. Other current directorships: Ecolab Inc. Other directorships within the last five years: None. Mr. MacLennan has been a director since 2021.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee
- Retired
DEBRA L. REED-KLAGES retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sempra Energy (energy infrastructure and utilities) in 2018, having served in these roles since 2012 and 2011, respectively. Other current directorships: Chevron Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Directorships within the last five years: Halliburton Company, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC and Sempra Energy. Ms. Reed has been a director of the Company since 2015.
Job Titles:
- Group President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Resource Industries
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.
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Law, Security & Public
Chief legal officer and general counsel 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.
Job Titles:
- President
- Senior Vice President
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- Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Enterprise Strategy Division
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- Member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee
- Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing of General Motors Company
GERALD JOHNSON is Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing of General Motors Company where he began in 1980 and served many different manufacturing and quality roles globally. Other current directorships: None. Other directorships within the last five years: None. Mr. Johnson has been a director since 2021.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Global Construction & Infrastructure.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Electric Power Division.
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- President and CEO of Waste Management, North America
JAMES FISH, JR. is President and CEO of Waste Management, North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Since assuming the role of CEO, Fish has shifted the company's sustainability strategy to focus on minimizing its environmental impact by reducing carbon emissions, investing in differentiated, innovative technologies and automation, and expanding recycling and renewable energy infrastructure to help customers achieve their sustainability goals. Mr. Fish has been a director since 2023.
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- Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Information Technology
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- Group President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Energy & Transportation
Group president of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for Energy & Transportation, which includes Progress Rail, Solar Turbines, Large Power Systems, Industrial Power Systems, Remanufacturing, Electric Power, Oil & Gas and Marine, and Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions divisions.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- Senior Vice President
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Caterpillar Oil & Gas and Marine Division.
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- Chief Operating Officer of Caterpillar Inc.
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee
- Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Otis Worldwide Corporation
JUDITH MARKS is Chair of the Board, CEO and President of Otis Worldwide Corporation, the world's leading provider and maintainer of elevators, escalators and moving walkways. During her tenure, she led the successful spin of Otis to an independent publicly traded company, and prioritized and advanced Otis' sustainability program by embedding it into the company strategy as a key element to drive added value for all stakeholders. Other directorships: AdvanceCT. Ms. Marks has been a director since 2023.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Global Government and Corporate Affairs Division.
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- Corporate Controller
- Member of the Officers Team
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Global Finance Services Division
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Resource Industries Sales, Services and Technology Division.
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- Chief Audit Officer
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Corporate Secretary
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Integrated Components and Solutions Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Strategic Procurement & Planning Division.
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- Member of the Officers Team
- Treasurer
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Cat Rental & Used.
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- Member of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee
- Retired
RAYFORD WILKINS, JR. retired as CEO of Diversified Businesses of AT&T Inc (telecommunications) in 2012. Other current directorships: Morgan Stanley and Valero Energy Corporation. Other directorships within the last five years: None. Mr. Wilkins has been a director of the Company since 2017.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Resource Industries Operations & Products Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Earthmoving Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Electrification & Energy Solutions Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Americas Distribution Services.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Industrial Power Systems Division.
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- Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy
SUSAN C. SCHWAB has been a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy since 2009 and a Strategic Advisor for Mayer Brown LLP (global law firm) since 2010. She held various positions previously, including U.S. Trade Representative (member of the President's Cabinet) and Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Other current directorships: FedEx Corporation, Marriott International, Inc. Other directorships within the last five years: The Boeing Company. Ambassador Schwab has been a director of the Company since 2009.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Excavation Division.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for Asia Pacific Distribution.
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- Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., Responsible for the Product Support & Logistics Division.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Member of the Officers Team