Caterpillar Inc. has announced that Ray Wilkins has been elected to the Caterpillar board of directors effective immediately.
Wilkins retired as Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Businesses at AT&T Inc. in 2012 after serving in that role since 2008. He also serves on the boards of Morgan Stanley and Valero Energy Corp.
“Ray is an impressive businessman with deep experience in the information technology and communications disciplines,” said Caterpillar Chairman, Dave Calhoun. “He also brings a broad range of leadership and global business experiences that will complement the board, and I look forward to joining him in the boardroom.”
Wilkins joins 12 other members on Caterpillar’s board of directors and will be named to committees at a later date.