Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) Marya Rose will be retiring, effective
April 2021, after more than 20 years in leadership positions with
the company. Vice President and General Counsel, Sharon Barner,
will succeed Rose.
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“Marya has had an incredible career, and during her more than
two decades at Cummins, we have benefitted greatly from her
leadership and unwavering commitment to our values,” said Tom
Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc. “She is a great
problem-solver and has an incredible command of a wide range of
topics. Just as importantly, Marya always works and conducts
herself with decisiveness, honesty and courage. Cummins and our
communities are better because of Marya’s passion and purpose.”
“Marya translated her fierce commitment to Cummins’ values into
advocacy, emphasizing the societal and business importance of
diversity and inclusion and worked tirelessly for these values
within the company and in our communities,” Linebarger added. “Her
focus was critical as Cummins continued to become a more global and
diverse company. She has made an immeasurable difference to Cummins
and to our employees, including myself. I wish Marya all the best
and know she will continue to make a positive impact in whatever
causes she invests her boundless energy.”
Rose joined Cummins in 1997 and quickly made her mark. In 2001,
she was named General Counsel. In this role, Rose transformed the
legal function from a group focused primarily on North America to a
true global team and strategic partner to the business.
Rose was named CAO in 2011. She immediately began to drive
effectiveness and efficiencies across several disparate company
functions to better support and partner with the business segments.
During her tenure, Rose vastly improved the company’s
communications platforms and capabilities; transformed Cummins’
physical environment and introduced new ways of working. Rose also
helped make Cummins’ Corporate Responsibility work more impactful
and she streamlined many corporate business processes.
Prior to joining Cummins, Rose served two Indiana Governors, and
practiced law in Indianapolis. She earned a BA in Political Economy
from Williams College and a JD from Indiana University –
Indianapolis (now the McKinney School of Law). Rose has served in
leadership positions on several public company and not-for-profit
boards, including Duke Energy, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and
Kentucky; Newfields; Hoosier Women Forward and 16 Tech.
Rose resides in Indianapolis with her husband, Tony.
Vice President and General Counsel Sharon Barner will
succeed Marya as Chief Administrative Officer. In the CAO role,
Barner will lead several of Cummins’ largest global groups,
including communications, marketing, government relations,
compliance, facilities, security, Cummins’ global shared services
organization and legal. These functions comprise more than 2000
employees.
“I am thrilled to have Sharon assuming the CAO role,” said
Linebarger. “Sharon’s execution orientation and steady hand and
sage advice, combined with more than 30 years of legal experience
in the private and public sector, make her well positioned for CAO.
I know that Sharon will continue to combine her exceptional
professional skills with her dynamic leadership to guide the CAO
and other corporate functions on our journey to best support our
internal and external customers. I am excited to see her lead in
this capacity.”
Barner joined Cummins in 2012 as General Counsel and immediately
made transformative changes to address external factors like
increased globalization, technological disruption, and amplified
government oversight on the legal function. Over the past nine
years, Barner has built a talented and diverse team across 11
countries that has skillfully executed multiple acquisitions,
navigated complex regulatory matters, implemented a consolidated
contract life cycle management platform and continued to protect
Cummins’ interests.
Barner is also a champion of Cummins’ values, particularly
diversity and inclusion, and caring. Barner shares her voice on
racial justice and gender equality issues and executes critical
actions to drive forward such initiatives. Barner implemented a
process to consolidate Cummins’ legal work from more than 200 law
firm providers to 24, with diversity of their staff as a key
determining factor, diversifying the lawyers that perform Cummins’
work, improving service delivery and yielding year-on-year end
legal savings.
Prior to joining Cummins, Barner served as Deputy Under
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) where she
was responsible for leading agency operations and managing a budget
of more than $2 billion and 10,000 employees. Before that, Barner
also excelled in private legal practice, led an intellectual
department and was a member of the executive committee of a major
Chicago law firm.
Barner has served in leadership positions on several public
company and not-for-profit boards, including Howmet Aerospace Inc.,
Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Association
of Corporate Counsel, Eskenazi Health Foundation, Foundation for
Advancement of Diversity in IP Law (FADIPL) and the Leadership
Council on Legal Diversity. Barner and her husband reside in the
Indianapolis area.
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 61,600 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 $2.3 billion on sales of $23.6 billion in 2019. See
how Cummins is powering a world that’s always on by accessing news
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