Cummins Appoints New Corporate Officer.Business Editors COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2004 Cummins Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ) today announced that Michael Cross Group Captain Michael Cross OBE RAFR is the Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organisation. Trek to the South Pole On 17 January 2003 Mike Cross, aged 60, became the eldest person to travel to the South Pole and, along with his son William Cross, became the first diabetes , Vice President - Fleetguard Emission Solutions, has been appointed a corporate officer. Cross will continue to lead the development of advanced integrated exhaust aftertreatment products and Fleetguard's growing retrofit business. He reports to Rick Mills, President - Fleetguard. "I am very pleased that Mike is responsible for this important and growing segment of our business," said Cummins Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Tim Solso. "Our Emission Solutions business is developing the full range of exhaust aftertreatment technologies to enable Cummins and other OEMs to choose the best emissions technology to apply in markets around the world. "Mike has a track record of delivering results and will undoubtedly help us achieve our business objectives." Cross, 42, is a 20-year Cummins veteran, having joined Cummins as inventory manager for the parts business in 1984. He has held leadership roles in accounting, financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and reporting, logistics, sales and marketing. From 1998 to 2002, Cross was the General Manager of the Cummins parts business for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. In 2002, he joined Fleetguard, based in Nashville, Tenn., to help start the Emission Solutions business, which achieved a profit in the first year of operations and recorded continuing sales and profit growth in 2003. Cross earned his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. and his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management focusing on finance, accounting and management information systems. He and his wife Cynthia have two sons, Michael and William. "I am confident in Mike's ability to ensure that Fleetguard and Cummins deliver the right technology for Cummins and other OEMs, enhancing our capabilities to significantly grow Fleetguard's catalytic exhaust business in retrofit and first-fit markets around the world," Solso said. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves its customers through more than 680 company-owned and independent distributor locations in 137 countries and territories. Cummins also provides service through a dealer network of more than 5,000 facilities in 197 countries. With more than 24,000 employees worldwide, Cummins reported sales of $6.3 billion in 2003. Press releases can be found by accessing the Cummins home page at www.cummins.com. |
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