Following the announcement that group president Rob Charter has elected to retire, Caterpillar Inc. announced changes in responsibilities for two group presidents and the appointment of a new group president. All changes are effective June 1, 2018.
Caterpillar group president Bob De Lange, current construction industries group president, will oversee customer and dealer support, replacing Charter.
Caterpillar group president Tom Pellette, current energy and transportation group president, will now lead Construction Industries, replacing De Lange.
Caterpillar’s board of directors has appointed Ramin Younessi a Caterpillar group president. Younessi will lead Caterpillar’s energy and transportation group, replacing Pellette. Younessi is currently vice president of Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division.
Younessi joined Caterpillar in 2013, bringing more than 25 years of outside senior leadership experience.
Published in the June 2018 Edition