April 15, 2013 Caterpillar contact: Jim Dugan Global Government & Corporate Affairs 309-494-4100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PEORIA, Ill. – Building on the foundation of 6 Sigma and the Caterpillar Production System (CPS), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced the creation of a new order-to-delivery organization. Caterpillar’s Board of Directors has appointed Dave Bozeman, current Caterpillar vice president with the responsibility for the Integrated Manufacturing Operations Division, to lead the new organization. In his new role, Bozeman will be senior vice president with responsibility for the Caterpillar Enterprise System Group. He will be a member of Caterpillar’s Executive Office and will report directly to Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman.

This change and others in this announcement will be effective May 1, 2013. 'In recent years, 6 Sigma and CPS have helped us achieve outstanding results in safety, quality and profitability across the company,” Oberhelman said.

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“But in order to get to the next level of performance, we are bringing together the critical processes and support groups to further improve our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities worldwide. From the moment a customer signs a dealer purchase order, until the product arrives at their door, customers will experience a more responsive Caterpillar, driven by this new organization,” Oberhelman added. “For the last few years, Dave has been successfully leading one of the largest and most globally complex manufacturing divisions within Caterpillar. Prior to joining Caterpillar, he held executive leadership positions in manufacturing and quality with Harley Davidson. These combined experiences position Dave to be the ideal leader for this new group,” said Oberhelman. “Having Dave as part of our Executive Office will allow all of us to work directly with him and his new team as we aggressively move to implement these improvements for our customers.” Since late 2012, Caterpillar Group President Gerard Vittecoq has been leading a strategic initiative to establish an enterprise vision to deliver world-class lean results, based upon process capability.

'The Caterpillar Enterprise System Group builds upon the strong foundation of our Caterpillar Production System and 6 Sigma. It starts with customer expectations and driving competitive advantage. We are aligning all critical elements of our customer order-to-delivery process with a holistic view that will deliver world-class results,” said Vittecoq. As previously announced, Vittecoq will retire from Caterpillar on May 31, 2013, after more than 37 years with the company. Under Bozeman’s leadership, the new Caterpillar Enterprise System Group will combine existing divisions and organizations from several functional areas within Caterpillar including Global Purchasing, Manufacturing Logistics & Transportation, Caterpillar Production System, Lean Office and Process Transformation. New responsibilities for Denise Johnson: Caterpillar’s Board of Directors has appointed Denise Johnson to replace Bozeman as vice president with responsibility for the Integrated Manufacturing Operations Division.