Cummins recently announced three key changes to the Cummins leadership team, effective Jan. 1, 2024. In this new structure, all Cummins Business Segments will continue reporting to Jennifer Rumsey, chair and CEO of Cummins Inc.
Srikanth Padmanabhan – formerly vice president and president, Engine Business – will take on the newly created role of executive vice president and president, Operations. In this role, Padmanabhan will lead work that will define and drive improvements in how Cummins operates as a company through the energy transition, while leading critical areas of the company's business operations and regions, as well as ensuring the success of its operational priorities.
Throughout his more than 30 years at Cummins, Padmanabhan has pushed the boundaries of customer-focused innovation and the transition to a net-zero future. Padmanabhan is passionate about the intersection of markets and products, innovation and quality, while being a champion of diversity and local community engagement. He has held Engine Business leadership roles in the heavy-duty, midrange and light-duty markets, Cummins Emissions Solutions, Cummins Generator Technologies, Cummins Filtration and Cummins Fuel Systems.
Brett Merritt – formerly vice president of On-Highway Engine Business and Strategic Customer Relations – will assume the role of vice president and president – Engine Business, succeeding Padmanabhan when he takes his new role. Merritt has spent more than 25 years in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry and more than 14 at Cummins – the past 11 spent leading and growing the on-highway business from 800,000 engines in 2012 to 1.2 million last year.
Merritt joined Cummins in 2009 as on-highway sales director for Cummins Emissions Solutions and later as general manager of CES North America. He joined the Engine Business in the global medium duty on-highway business in 2012 and soon after transitioned to overseeing the entire on-highway business.
Bonnie Fetch – formerly vice president of Global Supply Chain – will assume the role of vice president and president – Distribution Business, succeeding Tony Satterthwaite, who has been serving as the Distribution Leader since September 2023. Fetch, who previously led supply chain for DBU, has led the Cummins global supply chain and manufacturing organization, including Cummins’ New and Recon Parts business, since early 2022, where she led her team in navigating complex supply chain challenges as well as improving operational and functional performance.
Fetch joined Cummins in 2018 and has taken on additional responsibilities across Supply Chain. Prior to Cummins, Fetch spent 20 years at Caterpillar, where she held a broad range of leadership roles in general management, supply chain and human resources, including leading Caterpillar’s global aftermarket parts distribution organization where she enabled new capabilities, improved cost structure and reached record sales.
