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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-15T19:31:00+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-116198
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar's Denise Johnson to retire Feb 1, 2027; Derrick York named group president of Resource Industries
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- Denise Johnson, group president of Resource Industries, elected to retire effective Feb. 1, 2027; she moves to an advisory role on Nov. 1, 2026.
- Derrick York, president of Solar Turbines and Caterpillar senior vice president, appointed group president of Resource Industries effective Nov. 1, 2026.
- Johnson led Resource Industries since 2016, through a historic mining downturn, returning the segment to profitability and its strongest performance in over a decade.
- York has 16 years at Caterpillar, led Solar Turbines since 2023, and previously served as SVP of the Oil & Gas and Marine division.
- CEO Joe Creed credited Johnson with positioning Caterpillar as a leader in mining autonomy and technology; announcement dated Oct. 15, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926116198/0001104659-26-116198-index.htm
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