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10 Caterpillar operations leaders
These ten people hold or have held director, senior director and vice president operations roles at Caterpillar, across component manufacturing, facilities, lean programs, remanufacturing and global product line operations. A reader can learn how Caterpillar runs and improves its plants and manufacturing networks.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ann Brown
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Facility Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President Facility Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since July 2018, in Peterborough, England. Other Caterpillar roles include Operations Manager (2012–2016), Facility Manager Electric Power Division (2007–2012) and Purchasing Manager Global Purchasing Division (2004–2007).
Chandra McCulley-Hooker
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since May 2024, in Lafayette, Indiana. Chandra McCulley-Hooker was also Sr. Director, Manufacturing & Planning (Site Director) at L3Harris Technologies (2021–2024) and Director Program Production 2 at Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII (2017–2021).
John Tuntland
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Former Vice President Operations at Caterpillar Inc. (2022–2025), a role the profile places in the Operations department, and Senior Vice President at Caterpillar since July 2025. Other Caterpillar roles include Vice President & General Manager (2022), General Manager (2020–2022) and Product Manager (2001–2020).
Keith Strickland
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - BCP Global Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President - BCP Global Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since March 2026, in Cary, North Carolina, and Vice President - BCP Facilities Operations at Caterpillar (2025–2026). The profile also lists VP Plant Manager- Detroit Assembly Complex Mack at Stellantis (2024–2025) and Vice President at American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (2023–2024).
Matt Gaw
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since July 2025, in Peoria, a role the profile places in the Operations department at President/Vice President level. Other Caterpillar roles include Senior Director of Operations (2024–2025), Director of Engineering (2017–2024) and Supply Chain Manager (2015–2017).
Nobumi Toyoura
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Excavation Global Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President - Excavation Global Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since January 2023, based in Japan, a role the profile places in the Operations department at President/Vice President level. Other Caterpillar roles include General Manager Operations (2017–2023) and Tech Manager (2012–2017).
Rob Janssen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Global Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Former Vice President of Global Operations at Caterpillar Inc. (2025–2026), and Senior Vice President of Building Construction Products (BCP) since March 2026, a role the profile says covers the commercial, procurement, engineering and manufacturing of that business. Rob Janssen was also Vice President of Manufacturing and Suppy Chain for Electrification and Energy Solutions at Caterpillar (2023–2024).
Ryan Rumler
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Caterpillar Inc.
Director of Operations at Caterpillar Inc. since February 2026, responsible, according to the profile, for overseeing global Reman operations for Caterpillar in the United States, Brazil, China and Indonesia. Other Caterpillar roles include Factory Manager (2021–2026), Advanced Planning Manager (2018–2021) and Manufacturing Engineering Manager (2013–2018).
Tim Wolfe
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Operations Advanced Component Manufacturing Division · Caterpillar Inc.
Sr. Director Operations Advanced Component Manufacturing Division at Caterpillar Inc. since October 2022, where the profile says Tim Wolfe provides leadership to the modernization of Caterpillar's manufacturing footprint and supply chain. Other Caterpillar roles include Sr. Director Procurement Energy and Transportation (2017–2022) and Global Product Manager (2013–2017).
Tony Kramer
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Operations - Advanced Components Manufacturing · Caterpillar Inc.
Vice President of Operations - Advanced Components Manufacturing at Caterpillar Inc. from June 2023, in Peoria; the role has no end date on the profile, though its headline describes Tony Kramer as a former Caterpillar VP. Tony Kramer was also Vice President of Lean - Lean Center of Excellence at Caterpillar (2018–2023) and Corporate Director, Lean Enterprise at Belden Inc. (2014–2018).
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Match the person's scope to your question: plant and facility leaders suit questions about running a site day to day, while global operations vice presidents suit questions about footprint and network decisions. Check whether the relevant role is current or past before asking about recent Caterpillar practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Caterpillar decide where to build, consolidate or modernize manufacturing capacity across its plants?
- 02Which lean and operational excellence practices made the biggest difference in Caterpillar factories, and how were they rolled out?
- 03How do Caterpillar operations leaders set and review safety, quality and delivery targets across multiple sites?
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