Notre Dame Leader Robert Bernhard Elected to Cummins Board of Directors
COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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.
Source: Cummins Inc.
Released October 14, 2008