Mark Levett Retiring After 42 Years With Cummins
September 30 2015 - 1:50PM
Today Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that Mark Levett, Vice
President of Corporate Responsibility and CEO of the Cummins
Foundation, will retire Nov. 30 after serving in a variety of key
leadership positions during his 42 years with the company. "It's
with tremendous appreciation, and some sadness, too, that we
announce today that Mark is retiring," Cummins Chairman and CEO Tom
Linebarger and President and Chief Operating Officer Rich Freeland
said in a joint statement. "Cummins has benefitted greatly from
Mark's business expertise, his strong work ethic and his skills as
a great listener and keen observer of people. "He has always been
the soft-spoken gentleman, treating everyone with dignity and
respect," Freeland and Linebarger added. "But Mark's modest nature
masks the enormous impact he has had on our company." After joining
Cummins as an entry level analyst in 1973, Levett used his business
expertise, his strong work ethic and his skills as a great listener
and keen observer of people to quickly rise through the company and
by 1981, Levett had already become a Vice President with Cummins.
Levett helped build the company's global operations that now make
up a significant portion of the company's revenue, serving as Vice
President – Worldwide Industrial Business (1986-1991), Vice
President – Asia Pacific (1991-1996) and Vice President –
International (1996-1999). In those positions, he helped expand the
company's customer base and forge or improve many of the successful
joint venture agreements Cummins benefits from today. In 1999, he
became Cummins' first Vice President and General Manager of the
High Horsepower Business. Under his leadership, the business grew
from a $500 million operation into a $3 billion industry leader,
developing critical products such as the QSK95, the largest
high-speed diesel engine the company has ever built. When Levett
took this role, the largest Cummins diesel was 2,000 horsepower and
by the end of his tenure, the company added a number of larger
engines, the largest of which is now 4,400 horsepower. In
2013, Levett became the leader of Corporate Responsibility,
expanding the company's community service footprint globally and
focusing on the distinct needs of the communities Cummins serves.
Throughout out his career, Levett has served as a mentor to
Cummins employees at all levels of the company. Known for his
direct advice, he frequently discusses the important role customer
service has played in Cummins' success. Levett plans to stay
active in community service work in a variety of ways after he
retires, including as President of the Board of Trustees at his
alma mater, Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana (USA). About
Cummins Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a
corporation of complementary business units that design,
manufacture, distribute and service diesel and natural gas engines
and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air
handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power
generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA)
Cummins currently employs approximately 54,600 people worldwide and
serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories
through a network of approximately 600 company-owned and
independent distributor locations and approximately 7,200 dealer
locations. Cummins earned $1.65 billion on sales of $19.2 billion
in 2014. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.
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CONTACT: Jon Mills
Cummins Inc.
317-658-4540
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