Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that Robert J. Bernhard, Vice
President for Research and an engineering professor at the University of
Notre Dame has been elected to the Company’s
Board of Directors.
Bernhard brings extensive scientific and technical expertise to the
Cummins Board. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2007, Bernhard had a
25-year career as an engineering professor and researcher at Purdue
University, where he served as Assistant Vice President for Research
from 2004 – 2007.
Bernhard also worked at Iowa State University as an assistant professor
of engineering from 1977-1982 and started his professional career as an
engineer at Westinghouse Electric Inc. in 1973. The holder of two
patents, Bernhard is considered one of the country’s
leading experts on noise control, specifically tire and traffic noise.
He is active in a number of engineering-related organizations including
the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Institute of Noise Control Engineering and the American
Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
“Bob’s engineering
expertise, especially in automotive-related disciplines, is a perfect
fit for Cummins as we work to maintain our standing as a technological
leader in the diesel engine industry,” said
Cummins Chairman and CEO Tim Solso. “We are
looking forward to Bob’s guidance and counsel
on technical matters and other important issues that Cummins is going to
face as it pursues its aggressive growth objectives in the years to come.”
Bernhard becomes the 10th member of the Cummins
Board and he will serve on the Finance, Governance and Nominating and
the Safety, Environment and Technology committees. His term begins
immediately and he will stand for re-election at the Company’s
annual meeting in May 2009. All Cummins directors are elected annually.
Bernhard is an Iowa native. He earned his bachelor’s
degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in 1973, his
master’s degree in the same discipline from
the University of Maryland in 1976 and his doctorate from Iowa State in
1982. He and his wife Debbi have four children.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary
business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines
and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air
handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation
systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves
customers in more than 160 countries through its network of 550
Company-owned and independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000
dealer locations. Cummins reported net income of $739 million on sales
of $13.05 billion in 2007. Press releases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.
Information provided in this release that is not purely historical are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the company’s
expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the
future. It is important to note that the company’s
actual future results could differ materially from those projected in
such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, general economic, business and financing
conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing
activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time
in Cummins Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Cummins Inc.
Mark Land – Director of
Public Relations, 317-610-2456
mark.d.land@cummins.com
