Tony Satterthwaite Named President of Cummins Power Generation

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COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that Tony Satterthwaite has been promoted to President of Cummins Power Generation effective immediately, succeeding Tom Linebarger, who was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Cummins Inc. last week. Satterthwaite, 48, has been Vice President of the Generator Set Business since 2003.

"I am excited to have someone of Tony's caliber leading this important business in the Cummins' family," said Tim Solso, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "His experience gives us an advantage in the highly competitive power generation markets."

Satterthwaite has 14 years of international experience, living abroad in the U. K. and in Singapore. He ran the Southeast Asia region and led Power Generation's business in Asia-Pacific. He was named Managing Director of Power Generation's operations in Ramsgate, England in 1999 and promoted to Vice President in 2001.

Before joining Cummins in 1988, Satterthwaite was a General Field Engineer for Schlumberger. He has a master's in business administration from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Cornell University.

"Tony has done a terrific job for us during the restructuring and the rapid growth of our generation operations," Linebarger said. "He has the business background and experience necessary to lead this organization as we pursue profitable growth opportunities for the future."

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 approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 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.

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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 June 2, 2008