Jim Umpleby | |
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Born | Donald James Umpleby III [1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1980) |
Occupation | Business Executive |
Years active | 1980 | –present
Employer | Caterpillar Inc. |
Spouse | Katherine Umpleby [1] |
Children | 2 children [1] |
CEO, Caterpillar Inc. | |
Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Douglas R. Oberhelman |
Chairman of the Board,Caterpillar Inc. | |
Assumed office December 13,2018 | |
Preceded by | Dave Calhoun |
Donald James "Jim" Umpleby III is an American businessman. He became the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. as of January 2017,and chairman of the Caterpillar board of directors in December 2018. [2]
Umpleby was raised in Highland,Indiana, [3] and attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1980. [4] [5]
After graduating from Rose-Hulman,Umpleby joined Solar Turbines,Inc. in San Diego,California,shortly thereafter. [4] [6] Umpleby became a Caterpillar vice president and president of Solar Turbines in 2010. Immediately prior to becoming CEO in 2017,Umpleby was group president of Caterpillar’s energy and transportation business segment. [7] On December 12,2018,the Caterpillar board of directors elected Umpleby to be chairman of the board,effective immediately,in addition to his CEO role. [8]
In September 2017,Caterpillar held a conference for investors at which Umpleby presented the details of a new corporate strategy focused on profitable growth,through expanded product offerings,increased focus on operational excellence and providing services in digitally-enabled technologies and other areas that support customers. Barron’s,a U.S.-based financial magazine,described the new corporate strategy stating,“…investors can expect a more return-focused company . . . with a new approach similar to what we have seen from its peers,such as Deere (DE),Parker Hannifin (PH),Cummins (CMI) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) that are further along this journey. If executed,we believe that this should drive improved financial returns,which are currently in the middle of the pack,and a possible re-rating of the stock over time.” [9] [10] [ editorializing ]
Umpleby was elected to the board of directors of the Chevron Corporation effective March 1,2018. [11]
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