Full Text of HR0275 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Doug Oberhelman
on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of | 5 | | Caterpillar, Inc. after a 41-year
career with Caterpillar | 6 | | effective December 31, 2016; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Doug Oberhelman served as Chairman of the Board of | 8 | | Directors and CEO of Caterpillar, Inc. from 2010 through 2016; | 9 | | he will continue to serve Caterpillar, Inc. as
Executive | 10 | | Chairman of the Board through March 31, 2017; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Doug Oberhelman received his bachelor's degree in | 12 | | finance from Millikin University; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Chairman and CEO, Doug | 14 | | Oberhelman led Caterpillar, Inc. through accelerated
business | 15 | | cycles, implementing cost-efficiencies, and lean manufacturing | 16 | | to simplify and improve global
manufacturing and operations; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Doug Oberhelman has led Caterpillar, Inc. to renew | 19 | | its focus on customers and reinforced
its dedication to | 20 | | quality, sustainability, and innovations critical to the | 21 | | success of its employees,
customers, and dealers; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Doug Oberhelman joined the Caterpillar, Inc | 2 | | Treasury Department in 1975 and worked in or led a
wide variety | 3 | | of businesses across the company; he was elected a | 4 | | Vice-President and Chief
Financial Officer in 1995; from 2002 | 5 | | to 2010, he was a Group President with responsibility for
many | 6 | | of Caterpillar's core businesses; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his career at Caterpillar, Inc. | 8 | | Doug Oberhelman lived in North America, South America, and | 9 | | Asia,
and travelled extensively throughout the world; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Doug Oberhelman serves on the Board of Directors | 11 | | of Exxon Mobil Corporation and is
immediate past Chairman of | 12 | | the Business Roundtable and former Chair of the National | 13 | | Association of
Manufacturers; he is Vice-President of the | 14 | | Wetlands America Trust, a member of the Nature
Conservancy's | 15 | | Latin America Conservation Council, and Chairman of the Board | 16 | | of Trustees for the Easter
Seals Foundation of Central | 17 | | Illinois; he previously served on the boards of Eli Lilly and | 18 | | Company and
Ameren Corporation; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | congratulate Doug Oberhelman on his retirement as Chief | 22 | | Executive Officer of Caterpillar, Inc. and we wish him the best |
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| 1 | | in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Doug Oberhelman as an expression of
our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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