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| Caterpillar announces several changes at vice president level Caterpillar vice president Bill Mayo will retire effective February 1, 2008. Mayo has had responsibility for the North American Commercial Division (NACD) since 2006. Jim Parker will replace Mayo as vice president for NACD. Parker is currently a vice president with administrative responsibility for Caterpillar's Power Systems & OEM Solutions Division. Parker's move will be effective December 1, 2007. Mary Bell will replace Ed Rapp as vice president with responsibility for the Building Construction Products Division (BCP). As previously announced, Rapp has been appointed a group president. Bell is currently vice president of the Logistics Division at Caterpillar. Bell's move will be effective December 1, 2007. Caterpillar's board of directors has appointed Steve Larson to replace Mary Bell as a vice president with responsibility for the Logistics Division. Larson currently is part of the Logistics Division's senior leadership team as the head of Cat Logistics Americas region. Larson's move will be effective December 1, 2007. Caterpillar's Board of Directors has appointed Tom Bluth as a vice president with responsibility for Caterpillar's Asia Pacific Manufacturing Operations. Bluth will replace Rich Lavin who has been appointed a Caterpillar group president. Bluth is currently Managing Director, Caterpillar France, part of Caterpillar's Europe-Africa-Middle East (EAME) operations organization. Bluth's appointment will be effective on December 1, 2007. Caterpillar's Board of Directors has appointed Richard Case, currently marketing manager for the North American Commercial Division, as vice president with responsibility for the newly formed Marine and Petroleum Power Division. Case's move will be effective December 1, 2007. As part of this reorganization, Caterpillar's On-Highway Engine Marketing Division, which now reports to Jim Parker, will move to Gary Stroup, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for the Large Power Systems Division. This move will bring all on-highway truck manufacturing operations and sales and marketing efforts into a single division. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |