PEORIA, Ill., Oct. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the
previous announcement regarding two group presidents' retirements
and new responsibilities for another group president, Caterpillar
Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced related changes at the vice
president level, including the retirement of Vice President
Steve Gosselin.
Steve Gosselin Retirement
After more than 35 years of
outstanding service with the company, Steve
Gosselin, 56, vice president with responsibility for the
Customer Services Support Division, has elected to retire.
Gosselin's retirement will be effective February 1, 2015.
"Much of Steve's career has been spent in marketing and product
support roles, and in his most recent position, he has provided
critical leadership in strengthening and aggressively growing
Caterpillar's aftermarket parts and product support business, and
led efforts to strengthen and enhance the Caterpillar and Cat
brands globally," said Stu Levenick,
current Caterpillar group president with responsibility for
Customer & Dealer Support.
Since joining Caterpillar in 1979 as a parts and service sales
trainee, Gosselin has held numerous positions in product support,
machine and engine businesses. In 1994, he was named area manager,
based in London, responsible for
the machinery business in the Northwest quadrant of Europe.
From 1998 to 2000, Gosselin served as the North American
distribution manager for the Engine Products Division. He was named
regional manager for the North American Commercial Division (NACD)
in 2000. In 2002, he was named vice president with responsibility
for NACD with accountability for the company's North American
dealer development and machine marketing. From 2006 to 2010, he
served as president of Solar Turbines Incorporated, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. In June
2010, he assumed his current position within Caterpillar
Customer and Dealer Support.
Gosselin graduated from Eastern Illinois
University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in finance and
also completed the Northwestern
University Kellogg Advanced Executive Program. He is a
director on the Association of Equipment Manufacturers CE
(Construction Equipment) Sector Board, chairs the Advisory Board of
Eastern Illinois University's School of
Business and serves on the Board of Directors for the Heart of
Illinois United Way.
George Taylor Appointed as Vice President
Caterpillar's Board of Directors has appointed George Taylor, 53, currently general manager for
Caterpillar's Global On-Highway Truck group, to replace Gosselin.
Taylor's appointment is effective January 1,
2015.
"Over the last several years as the leader of our Global
On-Highway Truck group, George has continually demonstrated a
willingness to use innovative solutions and approaches to tackle
complex and challenging issues, always with a focus on the
customer," Levenick said. "He brings nearly 17 years of management
experience from a wide range of positions within Caterpillar, and
another 14 years of outside leadership experience with IBM, to this
role."
Taylor, a native of Morton,
Illinois, joined Caterpillar in 1998 as a manager in the
Strategic Business Planning group. He was then a district manager
for the Power Systems Marketing Division and a district manager for
the North American Commercial Division. In 2003, Taylor moved to
Singapore as a marketing manager
for the Asia Pacific Marketing Division. He has been in his current
role, leading the Global On-Highway Truck group, since 2006.
Taylor has a bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science from
Illinois State University and an MBA
from the University of Illinois. Taylor
serves on the finance committee for the Peoria Housing Authority
and is a member of the facilities committee for the Salvation Army,
Heartland Division.
New Responsibilities for Pablo
Koziner
Following the previous announcement that
Tom Pellette, currently a
Caterpillar vice president and the president of Solar Turbines,
will assume new responsibilities as group president for
Construction Industries, Caterpillar's Board of Directors has named
Pablo Koziner, 41, currently vice
president with responsibility for the Americas Distribution
Services Division, as a Caterpillar vice president and the
president of Solar Turbines. His new appointment is effective
January 1, 2015.
"In his current role, Pablo has been driving several initiatives
to improve the way Caterpillar and its dealers in North and
South America work with and
support our customers," said Jim
Umpleby, Caterpillar group president with responsibility for
Energy & Transportation. "Pablo's leadership skills and
customer focus will serve him well in his new role leading Solar
Turbines, a leading global supplier of gas turbine systems and
services."
Koziner, who grew up in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, joined Caterpillar's Legal Services Division in
2001 as an attorney within the organization's Latin American
Commercial Division, based in Miami,
Florida. In 2005, he assumed the position of Power Systems
regional manager in Monterey, Mexico, with responsibility for Caterpillar's
Electric Power, Petroleum, Marine and Industrial engine businesses.
In May 2008, Koziner was named
district manager for Caterpillar's Latin America Commercial
Division, based in Santiago,
Chile. In 2011, he was promoted to the position of east
region manager in the Americas Distribution Services Division,
based in Peoria, Illinois. In
October 2013, the Board of Directors
named Koziner vice president with responsibility for Americas
Distribution Services Division.
Koziner graduated from Boston
College in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in political
science, and holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School.
Phil Kelliher Appointed as Vice
President
Caterpillar's Board of Directors has appointed
Phil Kelliher, 42, to replace
Koziner as vice president with responsibility for the Americas
Distribution Services Division. Kelliher's appointment is effective
January 1, 2015.
"During his 20-year career with Caterpillar, Phil has
demonstrated a strong customer focus and works tirelessly to win
the trust and confidence of our customers," said Levenick. "With
extensive marketing and product sales support experience in
Australia, South America and North America, as well as a senior leadership
role as a product manager, Phil is well-positioned to lead our
distribution organization for the Americas."
Kelliher, a native of Melbourne,
Australia, joined Caterpillar in 1994 as a product
specialist based in Melbourne.
Over the next several years, he held a number of commercial and
marketing roles with increasing responsibilities in Australia. In 2005, he was promoted to a
district manager based in Santiago,
Chile. In 2009, Kelliher moved to Miami, Florida, as an industry region manager.
He has been a product manager in the Mining Products Division since
2013.
Kelliher graduated from the University of
Melbourne in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in environmental
engineering.
Bob De Lange Appointed as Vice President
Following the
previous announcement that Rob
Charter, currently a Caterpillar vice president with
responsibility for the Excavation Division, will assume new
responsibilities as group president with responsibility for
Customer & Dealer Support, Caterpillar's Board of Directors has
appointed Bob De Lange, 44, to
replace Charter in Singapore. De
Lange's appointment is effective January 1,
2015.
"With previous leadership positions in marketing, distribution
and as a product manager, Bob brings an ideal blend of experience
to this role," said Ed Rapp,
Caterpillar group president with responsibility for Construction
Industries. "In addition, Bob has consistently demonstrated a
strong values-based leadership style and has an intense focus on
understanding customer economics and driving it into our product
development programs."
De Lange, a native of Antwerp,
Belgium, joined Caterpillar in 1993 in a marketing role
based in Gosselies, Belgium. Over
the next several years, he held a series of marketing roles with
increasing responsibilities in Germany, the U.K., Denmark and the U.S. In 2006, he was named
area district and distribution manager, based in Rome, Italy. In 2010, he became a product
manager for the Earthmoving Division based in Geneva Switzerland, and in 2013 he was named a
worldwide product manager for the Earthmoving Division based in
Aurora, Illinois.
De Lange graduated from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
Belgium, with a master's degree in
mechanical engineering in 1992. He then earned an MBA in 1993 from
the EDHEC University in Lille,
France.
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or exposure; (xxi) currency fluctuations; (xxii) our or Cat
Financial's compliance with financial covenants; (xxiii) increased
pension plan funding obligations; (xxiv) union disputes or other
employee relations issues; (xxv) significant legal proceedings,
claims, lawsuits or investigations; (xxvi) compliance requirements
imposed if additional carbon emissions legislation and/or
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(xxviii) failure or breach of IT security; (xxix) adverse effects
of unexpected events including natural disasters; and (xxx) other
factors described in more detail under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in
our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February
18, 2014, for the year ended December
31, 2013, and in our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
August 1, 2014, for the quarter ended
June 30, 2014.
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