Cummins Promotes Five Leaders to Vice President
February 25 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that several leaders
were named vice presidents, effective March 1. These appointments
are consistent with the company's approach to succession planning
and leadership development to ensure the company is best positioned
for continued growth and success.
"The world is rapidly changing and we need strong leaders who
excel at both strategy and execution to ensure our company,
employees and communities can continue to thrive, and I am
confident this group will help successfully guide us," said Tom
Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc. "All five of these
leaders are experts in their fields and hold roles strategically
important to Cummins' long-term success. They are highly capable
leaders who consistently champion our leadership behaviors and live
Cummins' values in all they do. I am confident they will help us
lead Cummins successfully."
Gary Johansen – Vice President, Power Systems Engineering
Johansen has been with Cummins since 1987 and has worked in many
parts of the company over the course of his career. He has held
leadership roles in MidRange, Heavy-Duty, High Horsepower, Power
Generation and Power Systems businesses. Johansen is known as an
outstanding engineer and has contributed significantly to Cummins.
His achievements include increasing the engineering infrastructure
with new tools and techniques, focusing on improvements in product
development, technology and innovation, launching several new large
platform programs, and the convergence of global product
architecture. Johansen is a strong leader and invests a lot of time
in his own leadership development and creating environments for
others to succeed. Johansen is also actively engaged in the
community, having served in several community organizations focused
on STEM education, affordable housing, and improving the quality of
life for individuals with severe disabilities.
Jonathon White – Vice President, Engine Segment Engineering
White joined Cummins in 1988 and has held various roles over the
course of his career, including leadership positions in Product
Engineering, Customer Engineering, On-highway Engineering and
Off-highway Engineering. White is an experienced technical leader
within the automotive commercial vehicle and industrial equipment
industry with over 30 years supporting the Cummins Engine segment.
He has extensive experience in Product Development and has been
involved in some of Cummins' most important engine programs such as
the recent launches of National Stage VI (NS VI) in China and
Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) in India, as well as EPA product launches.
White has global experience having lived and worked in the U.S.,
U.K. and China, which uniquely position him to lead global Engine
segment engineering, given his broad understanding of customer
applications and needs. White is committed to Cummins' values of
teamwork and excellence. He has a collaborative leadership style
that creates work environments that encourage idea generation and
develop teams that arrive at the best, most creative solutions.
Jason Wang – Vice President, Partnerships and Joint Ventures –
China Area Business Organization Wang joined Cummins in 2009 as the
Plant Manager of Cummins Generator Technologies (CGT) China. Since
that time he has successfully led in many parts of Cummins in
China, including roles as General Manager of CGT China, General
Manager of China High Horsepower business, General Manager of
Distribution segment China, Executive Deputy General Manager of
Dongfeng Cummins Engine Company, and most recently as the General
Manager of China Engine Business Joint Ventures and Partnerships.
Prior to joining Cummins, Wang served in various operations and
management positions with multinational companies. Wang brings a
wide variety of experiences and expertise to the organization. He
excels in tactical operations and he has a deep understanding of
how to manage complex strategic relationships to balance the needs
of customers, suppliers, partnerships, employees and
communities.
Kurt Kuhn – Vice President, Internal Audit Kuhn joined Cummins
in 2005. Since that time, he has been steadily promoted through the
Audit function and contributed to the design and implementation of
many of today's existing internal audit processes. Kuhn is a
skilled financial expert with a unique blend of information
technology, audit, process and internal control experience. Kuhn
has led several high-impact projects such as improving the global
month-end close process from a systems and process perspective and
coordinating the company's global internal controls assessment for
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Kuhn has a disciplined approach to
process improvement and is a committed and collaborative leader
working effectively with employees across Cummins' functions and
businesses.
Carolyn Butler-Lee – Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion
Butler-Lee joined Cummins in 1995 in Internal Audit and over the
course of her career with Cummins, she has worked in many areas of
the organization in numerous roles, including Finance, Compensation
and Benefits, Six Sigma Black Belt, Logistics Strategy for Cummins
Filtration, and Human Resources partner supporting Cummins
Electronics and Fuel Systems, Cummins Emissions Solutions and the
Chief Administrative Officer. She currently leads Global Diversity
and Inclusion for Cummins. Butler-Lee is knowledgeable about the
business and human resources, and uses her experience to lead
strategic and tactical improvements across countries, segments,
functions, work environments, and personalities. Butler-Lee is a
strong and collaborative leader and committed to Cummins' values of
Diversity and Inclusion and Excellence.
About Cummins Inc. Cummins Inc., a global power leader,
is a corporation of complementary business segments that design,
manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power
solutions. The company's products range from diesel, natural gas,
electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components
including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems,
controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions,
electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power
systems, hydrogen generation and fuel cell products. Headquartered
in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins
employs approximately 57,825 people committed to powering a more
prosperous world through three global corporate responsibility
priorities critical to healthy communities: education, environment
and equality of opportunity. Cummins serves its customers online,
through a network of company-owned and independent distributor
locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and
earned about $1.8 billion on sales of $19.8 billion in 2020. For
information about Cummins visit cummins.com.
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