{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170512","rtpr_id":"nPn4JNnwRa-20261015","ticker":"CAT","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CAT"],"title":"Caterpillar Announces Leadership Transition in Resource Industries","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-15T13:15:01.025Z","article_body":"Caterpillar Announces Leadership Transition in Resource Industries\nPR Newswire\n\nIRVING, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026\n\nIRVING, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)\ntoday announced Denise Johnson, group president of Resource Industries, has\nelected to retire effective Feb. 1, 2027. Derrick York, who currently serves\nas president of Solar Turbines and Caterpillar senior vice president, has\nbeen appointed group president of Resource Industries, effective Nov. 1, 2026,\nat which time Johnson will assume an advisory role to ensure a seamless\nleadership transition.\n\nSince joining Caterpillar in 2011, Johnson has transformed Caterpillar's\nmining business and advanced the industry, championing technologies that\ndefine the modern mine site. She assumed leadership of Resource Industries in\n2016 during a historic mining downturn. Her leadership strengthened operations\nand the portfolio while maintaining a clear focus on long-term growth,\nreturning the segment to profitability and ultimately delivering its strongest\nfinancial performance in more than a decade.\n\n\"Denise took on a critical role during one of the mining industry's most\nchallenging times,\" said Joe Creed, Caterpillar chairman and CEO. \"Her\ndisciplined leadership restored Resource Industries to profitability and\npositioned Caterpillar as an industry leader in mining autonomy and\ntechnology. We are deeply grateful for all she has done to strengthen our\nrelationships with customers, develop our people and shape the future of our\ncompany. Her impact and influence will be remembered long after her\nretirement.\"\n\nThroughout her career, Johnson has been a respected voice across the mining,\nmanufacturing and engineering communities, serving on numerous industry and\nacademic boards and helping advance the future of mining worldwide.\n\nSince 2023, York has led the global business unit that provides industrial gas\nturbines and compressors for oil & gas and power generation applications.\nIn his 16 years with the company, he has also served as senior vice president\nof Caterpillar's Oil & Gas and Marine division and held leadership roles\nin finance and corporate development. Earlier in his career, York worked in\nbanking and public accounting.\n\nYork has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois at\nUrbana-Champaign and a master's degree in business administration from\nNorthwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.\n\n\"Derrick is a highly respected leader who understands our customers, our\nstrategy and the industries we serve,\" said Creed. \"He is well positioned to\nlead the team into its next chapter of innovation, growth and customer\nsuccess.\"\n\nJohnson expressed confidence in York and the future of Resource Industries.\n\n\"The greatest accomplishment of any leader is leaving an organization better\npositioned for the future. I'm proud of the foundation we've built, the people\nwe've developed and the enduring impact this team will continue to make,\" said\nJohnson. \"Derrick is the right leader to build on that foundation and move\nResource Industries forward.\"\n\nAbout Caterpillar\nFor more than a century, Caterpillar has built a better, more sustainable\nworld. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is\nshaping the future as the world's leading manufacturer of construction and\nmining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas\nturbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest\nindependent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat\nFinancial, the company's primary business segments: Power & Energy,\nConstruction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers'\ntoughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology,\ndriven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more\nat www.caterpillar.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798867-1&h=1539388374&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caterpillar.com&a=www.caterpillar.com)\n.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caterpillar-announces-leadership-transition-in-resource-industries-302910111.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caterpillar-announces-leadership-transition-in-resource-industries-302910111.html)\n\nSOURCE Caterpillar Inc.\n\n\n\nCaterpillar Media Contact: Tiffany Heikkila, tiffany.heikkila@cat.com, 832-573-0958\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2014223/101526_PRNewswire_DJ_1400x2700.jpg?id=OA3021352\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2014224/101526_PRNewswire_DY_1400x2700.jpg?id=OA3021355\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS627191/Caterpillar-Logo.jpg?id=OA3021351\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn4JNnwRa-20261015","title":"Caterpillar Announces Leadership Transition in Resource Industries","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CAT","created":"2026-10-15T13:15:01.025Z","tickers":["CAT"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Caterpillar Announces Leadership Transition in Resource Industries\nPR Newswire\n\nIRVING, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026\n\nIRVING, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT)\ntoday announced Denise Johnson, group president of Resource Industries, has\nelected to retire effective Feb. 1, 2027. Derrick York, who currently serves\nas president of Solar Turbines and Caterpillar senior vice president, has\nbeen appointed group president of Resource Industries, effective Nov. 1, 2026,\nat which time Johnson will assume an advisory role to ensure a seamless\nleadership transition.\n\nSince joining Caterpillar in 2011, Johnson has transformed Caterpillar's\nmining business and advanced the industry, championing technologies that\ndefine the modern mine site. She assumed leadership of Resource Industries in\n2016 during a historic mining downturn. Her leadership strengthened operations\nand the portfolio while maintaining a clear focus on long-term growth,\nreturning the segment to profitability and ultimately delivering its strongest\nfinancial performance in more than a decade.\n\n\"Denise took on a critical role during one of the mining industry's most\nchallenging times,\" said Joe Creed, Caterpillar chairman and CEO. \"Her\ndisciplined leadership restored Resource Industries to profitability and\npositioned Caterpillar as an industry leader in mining autonomy and\ntechnology. We are deeply grateful for all she has done to strengthen our\nrelationships with customers, develop our people and shape the future of our\ncompany. Her impact and influence will be remembered long after her\nretirement.\"\n\nThroughout her career, Johnson has been a respected voice across the mining,\nmanufacturing and engineering communities, serving on numerous industry and\nacademic boards and helping advance the future of mining worldwide.\n\nSince 2023, York has led the global business unit that provides industrial gas\nturbines and compressors for oil & gas and power generation applications.\nIn his 16 years with the company, he has also served as senior vice president\nof Caterpillar's Oil & Gas and Marine division and held leadership roles\nin finance and corporate development. Earlier in his career, York worked in\nbanking and public accounting.\n\nYork has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Illinois at\nUrbana-Champaign and a master's degree in business administration from\nNorthwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.\n\n\"Derrick is a highly respected leader who understands our customers, our\nstrategy and the industries we serve,\" said Creed. \"He is well positioned to\nlead the team into its next chapter of innovation, growth and customer\nsuccess.\"\n\nJohnson expressed confidence in York and the future of Resource Industries.\n\n\"The greatest accomplishment of any leader is leaving an organization better\npositioned for the future. I'm proud of the foundation we've built, the people\nwe've developed and the enduring impact this team will continue to make,\" said\nJohnson. \"Derrick is the right leader to build on that foundation and move\nResource Industries forward.\"\n\nAbout Caterpillar\nFor more than a century, Caterpillar has built a better, more sustainable\nworld. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is\nshaping the future as the world's leading manufacturer of construction and\nmining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas\nturbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest\nindependent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat\nFinancial, the company's primary business segments: Power & Energy,\nConstruction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers'\ntoughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology,\ndriven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more\nat www.caterpillar.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4798867-1&h=1539388374&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.caterpillar.com&a=www.caterpillar.com)\n.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caterpillar-announces-leadership-transition-in-resource-industries-302910111.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/caterpillar-announces-leadership-transition-in-resource-industries-302910111.html)\n\nSOURCE Caterpillar Inc.\n\n\n\nCaterpillar Media Contact: Tiffany Heikkila, tiffany.heikkila@cat.com, 832-573-0958\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2014223/101526_PRNewswire_DJ_1400x2700.jpg?id=OA3021352\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2014224/101526_PRNewswire_DY_1400x2700.jpg?id=OA3021355\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS627191/Caterpillar-Logo.jpg?id=OA3021351\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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