After eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar (CAT) chairman and CEO D. James Umpleby will become executive chairman of the board effective May 1. COO Joseph Creed, a 28-year Caterpillar veteran, will succeed him as CEO and join the board of directors May 1.
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