---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000018230-22-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAT"
cik: "0000018230"
company_name: "CATERPILLAR INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T08:06:26.434241+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caterpillar appoints William E. Schaupp as Chief Accounting Officer effective April 1, 2022

## Summary
- William E. Schaupp, age 50, appointed CAO effective April 1, 2022.
- He succeeds Gary Michael Marvel who is retiring as CAO.
- Schaupp previously served as Finance Director, Global Finance Services Division since August 2021.
- Prior to Caterpillar, Schaupp was VP, Controller and CAO at PPG Industries.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000018230-22-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAT
- cik: 0000018230
- company_name: CATERPILLAR INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000048/0000018230-22-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000048/cat-20220215.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000048
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000048.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William E. Schaupp was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at CATERPILLAR INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”) appointed William E. Schaupp, age 50 as Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Schaupp's appointment is effective April 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000048/0000018230-22-000048-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary Michael Marvel retired as Chief Accounting Officer at CATERPILLAR INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: follows the previously announced retirement of Gary Michael Marvel as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000048/0000018230-22-000048-index.htm

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