Board of Directors

Cummins' Board of Directors oversees the Company's affairs, while representing and protecting the interests of its shareholders. It is responsible for exercising sound and independent judgment regarding significant strategic and operational issues.

The Board also advises senior management and adopts governance principles consistent with Cummins' Mission, Vision and Values

All Cummins directors are elected annually.  Since 2015, we have added five new independent directors to our board.  Tom Linebarger is the only Cummins employee on the board.

Board Members

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N. Thomas Linebarger

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cummins Inc. He joined the Board in 2009.

Committees: Executive Committee of the Board

Robert Bernhard

Robert J. Bernhard

Vice President for Research and a professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He joined the board in 2008.

Committees: Audit Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Franklin Chang Diaz

Franklin R. Chang Diaz

Chairman and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company, a U.S. spaceflight engineering company based in Houston, Texas. He joined the Board in 2009.

Committees: Finance Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Bruno Di Leo

Bruno V. Di Leo

Managing Director, Bearing-North LLC, an independent advisory focused on business expansion and senior executive counseling in strategy and operations. He joined the Board in 2015.

Committees: Finance Committee; Safety, Environmental and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Stephen Dobbs

Stephen B. Dobbs

Retired Senior Group President at Fluor Corporation, a Fortune 500 company that offers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, and project management services. He joined the Board in 2010.

Committees: Audit Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

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Carla A. Harris

Vice Chairman of Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. She joined the Board in 2021.

Committees: Finance Committee; Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Robert Herdman

Robert K. Herdman

Managing Director of Kalorama Partners, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm. He joined the Board in 2008.

Committees: Audit Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Alexis Herman

Alexis M. Herman

Chairman and CEO of New Ventures, LLC, a corporate consulting company. She joined the Board in 2001 and currently serves as Lead Director.

Committees: Finance Committee; Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee; Lead Director; Executive Committee of the Board

Thomas Lynch

Thomas J. Lynch

Chairman, TE Connectivity Ltd., a global provider of connectivity and sensor solutions. He joined the Board in 2015.

Committees: Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Finance Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

William Miller

William I. Miller

President of the New York-based Wallace Foundation, a national philanthropy with a mission of fostering equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people and in the arts for everyone. He joined the Board in 1989.

Committees: Audit Committee; Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee; Executive Committee of the Board

Georgia Nelson

Georgia R. Nelson

Retired President and CEO of PTI Resources, LLC, an independent consulting firm. She joined the Board in 2004.

Committees: Audit Committee; Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Kimberly Nelson

Kimberly A. Nelson

Retired Senior Vice President, External Relations of General Mills, Inc., a multinational and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. She joined the Board in 2020.

Committees:  Audit Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee

Karen H. Quintos

Karen H. Quintos

Retired Chief Customer Officer of Dell Technologies Inc., a global supplier of personal computers and other computer hardware items. She joined the Board in 2017.

Committees: Audit Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee


Committees

Audit Committee; Finance Committee; Talent Management & Compensation Committee; Safety, Environment and Technology Committee; Governance and Nominating Committee; Executive Committee of the Board

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