Doug Oberhelman
Chairman & CEO
Caterpillar Inc.
Doug Oberhelman is chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer (CEO) of Caterpillar Inc.
Oberhelman was named vice chairman and CEO-elect in October 2009, and immediately began to develop the company’s future strategic plan. Since becoming CEO on July 1, 2010 and chairman on November 1, 2010, he has led the successful implementation of that plan.
Oberhelman joined the Caterpillar treasury department in 1975 and has worked in or led a wide variety of businesses across the company. He was elected vice president and chief financial officer in 1995, and became a group president in 2002 with responsibility for Caterpillar’s engine and power systems businesses. Over the course of his career at Caterpillar he has lived and worked in North America, South America and Asia.
Oberhelman currently serves on the Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company, on the executive committee of the Business Roundtable and is a member of the Business Council. He is a member of the Nature Conservancy’s Latin America Conservation Council, vice president of the Wetlands America Trust, chairman of the board of trustees for the Easter Seals Foundation of Central Illinois and former chair of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Oberhelman earned a B.A. in finance from Millikin University.