Douglas R. Oberhelman
Douglas R. Oberhelman | |
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Born | February 25, 1953 |
Residence | Edwards, Illinois[1] |
Alma mater | Millikin University (1975) |
Occupation | Business Executive |
Years active | 1975[2][3] | –present
Employer | Caterpillar Inc. |
Home town | Woodstock, Illinois[2] |
Title | Chairman & CEO, Caterpillar Inc. |
Term | 2010–present |
Predecessor | James W. Owens |
Board member of | Exxon Mobil Corporation[4] The Nature Conservancy Illinois Chapter Association of Equipment Manufacturers National Association of Manufacturers Manufacturing Institute Wetlands America Trust Ameren (former) Easter Seals (former chairman) Millikin University (former chairman) South Side Bank (former)[3] |
Spouse(s) | Diane Cullinan[1][2][5] |
Douglas R. Oberhelman (born February 25, 1953)[6] is an American businessman. He is the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois.
Biography
Early life
Oberhelman was raised in Woodstock, Illinois, where his father was a John Deere salesman.[2] Oberhelman attended Millikin University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 1975.
Career
Oberhelman joined Caterpillar shortly after his college graduation in 1975.[2][3] He became a Caterpillar Vice President in 1995, serving as Chief Financial Officer from 1995 to 1998.[3][7] He succeeded Jim Owens as CEO on July 1, 2010 and as Chairman of the Board on November 1, 2010.[3][7]
He sat on the board of Ameren until April 27, 2010.[8] He served as Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Business Council in 2013 and 2014.[9][10]
In September 2009, he was elected to the Board of Directors of World Resources Institute.[11] [12]
Personal life
His wife, Diane Oberhelman, is chairwoman of Cullinan Properties Ltd.[1][5]
In 2011 Oberhelman earned a salary of $16.9 million, a sixty percent increase from his earnings the previous year.[13]
References
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- ↑ Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris Elected Chairman, The Business Council, dow.com, October 19, 2012
- ↑ Press Release: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris Elected Chairman, The Business Council, Yahoo!, October 19, 2012
- ↑ World Resources Institute Biosketch of Douglas R. Oberhelman. Accessed March 27, 2012.
- ↑ Caterpillar President, Experts in Clean Tech & Energy Markets Named Directors at WRI. Accessed March 27, 2012.
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External links
- Articles with dead external links from November 2010
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- American chief executives of manufacturing companies
- Businesspeople from Illinois
- Caterpillar Inc. people
- Millikin University alumni
- People from McHenry County, Illinois
- People from Peoria County, Illinois