---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000026172-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMI"
cik: "0000026172"
company_name: "CUMMINS INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:38:40.707309+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey named Chair of the Board; Linebarger retires Aug 1, 2023

## Summary
- Jennifer Rumsey, current President and CEO, elected Chair of the Board effective Aug 1, 2023.
- Tom Linebarger retires as Executive Chair and from the Board on July 31, 2023, after 30 years.
- Rumsey previously served as CTO, President of Components, and COO; joined Board in Feb 2022.
- Linebarger led revenue growth from $17.3B to $28.1B, including Meritor acquisition and Accelera formation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000026172-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMI
- cik: 0000026172
- company_name: CUMMINS INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617223000026/0000026172-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617223000026/cmi-20230712.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026172-23-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026172-23-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000026172-23-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  N. Thomas Linebarger retired as Executive Chairperson at CUMMINS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Chairperson
  source text: following current Executive Chairperson N. Thomas Linebarger’s retirement from the Board on July 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617223000026/0000026172-23-000026-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jennifer Rumsey was elected as Chairperson of the Board at CUMMINS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board
  source text: On July 12, 2023, Cummins Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) elected Jennifer Rumsey, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Chairperson of the Board effective August 1, 2023, following current Executive Chairperson N. Thomas Linebarger’s retirement from the Board on July 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26172/000002617223000026/0000026172-23-000026-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.