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10 Cummins IT leaders
These ten Cummins IT leaders, including Cummins' Chief Information Officer, hold chief information officer, executive director, senior director and director roles in information technology at the company and its business units. A reader can learn how CIOs and IT leaders lead technology organizations in industrial manufacturing businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alissa Kanwit
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director Information Technology · Cummins Inc.
Executive Director Information Technology at Cummins Inc. since August 2025, described in the profile as Head of Business Technology for Accelera by Cummins and Cummins Components Business Segment. Former Executive Director Information Technology (2024–2025), Executive Director Business Process Transformation (2023–2024) and Executive Director - CIO Chief of Staff (2023) at Cummins Inc.
Ashish Thakur
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Cummins India
Chief Information Officer at Cummins India since February 2025; the profile says the role is responsible for developing and implementing an IT strategy that enhances business outcomes for the region. Former Business Technology Leader (2024–2025) and IT Director - DBU, NRP, Aftermarket & CRM Capability (2022–2024) at Cummins India.
Earl Newsome
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Cummins
Chief Information Officer at Cummins since April 2021. Former Corporate Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Digital at TE Connectivity (2014–2016). The source listing shows only these two roles, so this profile suits questions about the CIO role at Cummins.
Juan Francisco Medina
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director - Accelera and Components Engineering IT Leader · Cummins Inc.
Sr. Director - Accelera and Components Engineering IT Leader at Cummins Inc. since August 2025; the profile describes leading enterprise IT strategy for engineering organizations across two strategic business units. Former Sr Director - IT Leader Cummins Components and Software (2024–2025), IT Director - Cummins Software and Electronics (2023–2024) and IT Director - Cummins Electronics and Fuel Systems (2021–2023) at Cummins Inc.
Keisha James
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, Distribution Business Unit · Cummins Inc.
Chief Information Officer, Distribution Business Unit at Cummins Inc. since 2023; the profile describes responsibility for enterprise-wide Distribution business and digital transformation for a global, customer-facing organization. Former Chief Information Officer, Flooring North America at Mohawk Industries (2021–2022) and Vice President, Enterprise Platforms & Digital Operations at GE Renewable Energy (2020–2021).
Prakash G Srivastava
LinkedInExperience: Senior IT Director - Supply Chain Solutions · Cummins Inc.
Senior IT Director - Supply Chain Solutions at Cummins Inc. since July 2025, a role the source tags at Director level. Former Senior IT Director - Supply Chain & Finance (2023–2025), IT Director - ERP Support & Business Intelligence (2019–2023) and ERP Support & Integrations Leader (2013–2019) at Cummins Inc.
Rod Nehring
LinkedInExperience: IT Director, Cummins Care · Cummins Inc.
IT Director, Cummins Care at Cummins Inc. since 2019; the profile describes leadership for IT for the global Cummins Care and Cummins Warranty organizations. The profile also lists a current DBU IT Director - Planning, Operations and Chief of Staff role since 2016, and former IT Director - DBU Americas (2007–2016) and Director DBU IT Quality and Compliance (2005–2007) roles at Cummins Inc.
Shannon Duvendack
LinkedInExperience: Head of Cummins Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing IT · Cummins Inc.
Head of Cummins Global Supply Chain and Manufacturing IT at Cummins Inc. since July 2024; the profile describes leading the strategic direction and execution of technology initiatives across supply chain and manufacturing operations. Former IT Director of Cummins Turbo Technologies & Eaton Cummins Alliance at Cummins Inc. (2022–2024) and Head of Manufacturing Technology at T-Mobile (2020–2022).
Tim Kraus
LinkedInExperience: IT Director - Manufacturing IT Services · Cummins Inc.
IT Director - Manufacturing IT Services at Cummins Inc., listed since 1995; the profile describes the role as global leader for IT infrastructure services used in manufacturing processes, leading global teams. The source listing shows only this role, so this profile suits questions about manufacturing IT infrastructure.
Vishal Devarabhavi
LinkedInExperience: Senior IT Director - Global Manufacturing · Cummins Inc.
Senior IT Director - Global Manufacturing at Cummins Inc. since 2022. Former Program Leader - Enterprise Network Segmentation (2020–2022) and PGBU Manufacturing and Supply Chain IT Manager (2014–2020) at Cummins Inc. The profile summary describes setting technology vision and multi-year strategies for global businesses, including smart manufacturing concepts.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question: business unit and regional CIOs suit questions about IT strategy and operating models, while manufacturing, supply chain, engineering and warranty IT directors suit questions about running specific systems. Check the business unit or region each person covers before asking about a specific part of the company.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split IT ownership between a corporate CIO organization and business unit or regional CIOs in a global manufacturer?
- 02What does manufacturing IT need to get right to keep plant systems and infrastructure running reliably?
- 03How should an industrial company decide which supply chain and engineering systems to modernize first?
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