About Caterpillar Inc.
For a century, we have assisted customers in creating a better, more sustainable world. Our advanced products and services, supported by our worldwide dealer network, deliver significant value that enables customer success. With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the global leader in manufacturing equipment for construction and mining, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar operates across all continents, mainly through three core segments—Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation—and offers financing and related services via our Financial Products segment.
Executive Leadership Team
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Caterpillar Inc. Executive Leadership Team
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Caterpillar Inc. Org Chart & Organizational Structure
Caterpillar Inc. is led by Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Joe Creed. Reporting directly to the CEO are Group Presidents Jason Kaiser (Power and Energy), Denise Johnson, Bob De Lange, and Derrick York, who also serves as President of Solar Turbines and Senior Vice President of Caterpillar. Vivekanand Vanmeeganathan serves as Managing Director, and Ashok Sharma holds the role of Director, Finance and Board Member. The organization is structured around several key functions. Under the Information Technology function, led by Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President Jamie Engstrom, sit the sub-functions of Application Development, Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, and Digital Transformation and Innovation. Division and Group CIOs reporting to Engstrom include Puneet Sawhney, Walter Pricent, Christopher Vastine (Industrial Power and Electrification), Brian Sonnemaker (Construction Industries), Keidrick Harris (Reman and EPD), Chaille Becker (Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation), Tim Walter, Mike B. (Cat Oil & Gas and Marine Division), Chatty Bialeschki, Amanda Millhollin (Large Power Systems Division), Brent Ruth, TJ Safranski (Resource Industries), Rakshan Syed, Jim Sherwin (Oil, Gas and Marine Division), Tyson Norman (Power and Energy), and Michael Darr (Construction Industries). Under Information Security, Eric Sporre serves as Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer, with Matt Wehnes, CISA, CRISC, CISSP, and Nicole Thacker as Segment CISOs. Within Security Operations, Keith M. Givens serves as Executive Director, Global Security Operations. Under Enterprise Architecture, Jaime Mineart serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Under Digital Transformation and Innovation, Ogi Redzic serves as Chief Data Officer and Head of Cat Digital, while LaNessa Jackson, MBA, PMP, serves as CIO for Applications within the Logistics Information Services Division. The Finance function is led by Group Chief Financial Officer Kyle Epley, with an Internal Audit sub-function led by Vice President and Chief Audit Officer Janelle Harre. Division CFOs reporting to Epley include Dory Gebrayel (Customer Solutions Growth Regions), Ben Willenborg, Robert Vaughan, Brett Meyer, Jeremy Schliepsiek, J. Daniel Oviedo, Leslie Cerney, Ty Rakestraw, CPA (Integrated Components Division), Xiu Ying Zheng Pratt, MBA, CPA, CMA, Lionel Jouve (Reman Division), Robert Piercy (Resource Industries, Sales, Services and Technology Division), Filip Marek, CFA, CMA (Building Construction Products Division), Andrew Bonfield (Strategic Advisor and CFO Emeritus), Chad Young (Resource Industries Operations and Products Division), Anna Moellering, Erin Cabrera, CPA (Construction Industries Core Region), Richard Windle (Vice President and Segment CFO), Brian Talley, Lucimara Barboza, CMA (Director, Finance, Caterpillar Brazil), Danilo Rodrigues, Ashok Sharma (Director, Finance and Board Member), and Jim Martin. The Human Resources function is headed by Chief Human Resources Officer Christy Pambianchi. The Compliance function is led by Erick Lee, who serves as Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, with Courtney Dean serving as Chief Compliance Officer. The Sustainability and ESG function is headed by Ebban Clause, who serves as Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Caterpillar Inc.'s BizKonnect profile actually show?
An overview with industry, headquarters, employee count, and public/private status; an About section describing the business; Key Facts; an Executive Leadership Team list; and a preview of the OrgKonnect's GenAI-powered org chart built by BizKonnect.
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Caterpillar Inc.'s hierarchy is broken into functional departments IT, Finance, Commercial Sales, Operations and distinct business units, with GenAI-powered interactive org charts mapping reporting lines directly up to the CXOs.
Does the page show which executive oversees which function?
Yes, functions like Finance, Sales, Operations, and Information Technology are each tied to a named executive and their title, based on Caterpillar Inc.'s reported leadership structure.
Is executive tenure information included?
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