Tim Solso took unlikely path to GM chair
Only 18 months after becoming a director, Solso is preparing to slide into a much bigger job in January—non-executive chairman of the Detroit company.
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GM taps female CEO; ex-Cummins chief named chairman
General Motors Co. named Mary Barra to succeed Dan Akerson as chief executive officer, making her the first female CEO in the global automotive industry. Former Cummins Inc. CEO and chairman Tim Solso was named GM's chairman.
Cummins needs to hire 7,000 engineers, CEO says
Columbus-based engine maker Cummins Inc. needs to add 7,000 engineers within five years, CEO Theodore Solso said Wednesday.
Cummins CEO Solso retiring at end of year
Cummins Inc. says Tim Solso will retire as chairman and CEO at the end of the year. The 64-year-old Solso has led Cummins since 2000.
Cummins gets upgrade from Moody’s
The company’s rating rose one notch because it has taken steps to insulate itself from economic downturns.
Cummins in position to benefit from new fuel standards
Cummins Inc. is counting on fuel-efficient technology to be a major driver of its future growth. While the company is keeping
its new diesel-engine prototypes under wraps, it is open about its strategy of urging environmental regulators to roll out
increasingly strict standards.
Cummins learned lessons after getting battered by recession
Little more than six months after Theodore M. “Tim” Solso took the CEO reins at Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. from James Henderson in January 2000, Cummins was slammed by “the deepest and longest recession in the history of the company.” Those days are ancient history.