DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar
Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced several changes in
responsibilities for current vice presidents. The company's board
of directors also appointed a new vice president. All moves are
effective January 1, 2019.
New Responsibilities for Distribution Services
Leaders
Caterpillar's Services, Distribution and Digital
(SD&D) segment is restructuring its distribution divisions to
better serve its global customer and dealer base.
"By concentrating our distribution support into three distinct
regions, we are better able to support our dealers and customers
around the world," said SD&D Group President Bob De Lange. "Our leaders will provide the
expertise and focused local resources to support our dealers in
offering the products, solutions and services our customers
deserve."
Raymond Chan, who was
first named a vice president in 2015 and currently has
responsibility for the Asia
Pacific, CIS, Africa &
Middle East Distribution Services Division, will now oversee the
Asia Pacific Distribution Services Division.
Phil Kelliher will
transition from the vice president of the Americas and Europe
Distribution Services Division to the vice president of the
Americas Distribution Services Division. Kelliher has been a
Caterpillar vice president since 2015.
Nigel Lewis, currently
vice president of Global Aftermarket Solutions Division, will now
have responsibility for the Europe, Africa and Middle East Distribution Services
Division. Lewis became a Caterpillar vice president in 2012.
New Leadership for Global Aftermarket Solutions
Division
Current Global Construction & Infrastructure
(GCI) Division Vice President Damien
Giraud, who was named a vice president in 2017, will now
lead the Global Aftermarket Solutions Division within SD&D.
"Damien's deep product and marketing background will serve him
well in his new role overseeing our aftermarket division, which is
key to growing our services offerings," said De Lange.
New Vice President Appointed for Global Construction &
Infrastructure Division
Caterpillar's board of directors has
appointed Jason Conklin,
currently industry region manager within GCI, to the position of
vice president of GCI.
"Jason brings nearly 20 years of progressive sales and product
experience to this role and a strong background in building
relationships with dealers and customers during assignments around
the world. Combined with his ability to execute on strategic
priorities, he is an excellent fit to lead GCI," said Construction
Industries Group President Tom
Pellette.
Conklin joined Caterpillar as an intern in 1998 before moving
into marketing and sales roles around the
United States in various construction divisions. In 2012, he
became the industry sales manager for the Building Construction
Products Division. He moved to Switzerland in 2015 to become a product
manager within Caterpillar's Earthmoving Division before taking on
his current role as industry region manager within GCI. Conklin
holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the
University of Illinois.
About Caterpillar
For more than 90 years, Caterpillar
Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving
positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar
to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource
assets. With 2017 sales and revenues of $45.462 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 principally operates
through its three primary segments - Construction Industries,
Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also
provides financing and related services through its Financial
Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To
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Forward-looking Statements
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press release relate to future events and expectations and are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe,"
"estimate," "will be," "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate,"
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statements other than statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend
descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance
and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not
undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those
described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a
number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and
regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the
industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price
increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant
shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal
policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability
and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate;
(v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our
products and our competitive position, including the imposition of
new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability
to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our
customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive
environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii)
information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix)
additional restructuring costs or a failure to realize anticipated
savings or benefits from past or future cost reduction actions; (x)
failure to realize all of the anticipated benefits from initiatives
to increase our productivity, efficiency and cash flow and to
reduce costs; (xi) inventory management decisions and sourcing
practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (xii) a failure to
realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits
of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xiii) union
disputes or other employee relations issues; (xiv) adverse effects
of unexpected events including natural disasters; (xv) disruptions
or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of
liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers;
(xvi) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential
resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on
our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to
capital markets; (xvii) our Financial Products segment's risks
associated with the financial services industry; (xviii) changes in
interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xix) an increase in
delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's
customers; (xx) currency fluctuations; (xxi) our or Cat Financial's
compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt
agreements; (xxii) increased pension plan funding obligations;
(xxiii) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption
laws and regulations; (xxiv) additional tax expense or exposure,
including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxv) significant legal
proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxvi)
new regulations or changes in financial services regulations;
(xxvii) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; and
(xxviii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's
Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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