DEERFIELD, Ill., April 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar
Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced today officer changes to further support
execution of the enterprise strategy, including an emphasis on the
company's focus on services. All changes are effective May 1, 2019.
Tom Bluth to become Vice
President of new Legal Aftermarket Support
Tom Bluth, currently vice president of the
Innovation & Technology Development Division (ITDD), will
transition to vice president of Legal Aftermarket Support. This new
role leads the legal teams responsible for intellectual property
protection & enforcement as well as the legal purchasing center
of excellence. Tom joined the company as an attorney 24 years ago,
has extensive global product development and operations knowledge
and has served as the company's Chief Technology Officer since
2017. Bluth's full bio can be found here.
Karl Weiss named Vice
President of Innovation & Technology Development
Division
Karl Weiss,
currently vice president of the Material Handling & Underground
Division (MH&U), will now lead ITDD and serve as Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) for the company. Weiss has 30 years of
experience in various roles around the world. He brings deep
product development experience, an intense focus on customers and
relationship building, and overall process excellence to the CTO
role. Weiss previously served as vice president for the Earthmoving
Division. Read Weiss' full bio here.
Rob Hoenes will lead Material
Handling & Underground Division
Caterpillar's board of
directors has also appointed Rob
Hoenes, to succeed Weiss as vice president of MH&U.
Hoenes is currently part of the Earthmoving Division, serving as
worldwide product manager for the medium track-type tractor product
group.
Hoenes began his career as an engineer and quickly gained
increasing responsibility in sales, product development, and dealer
and customer interface. Hoenes has a deep understanding of markets
through commercial experiences in the Americas, Europe and Asia
Pacific. Hoenes earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of
Missouri-Columbia.
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 2018 sales and revenues of $54.722 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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