Principal occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines, since February 1, 2004. Caterpillar Inc. ...
Mr. Owens served as vice chairman from December 2003 to February 2004; during the prior eight years as a group president, Mr. Owens was at varous times responsible for 13 of the company's 25 divisions. Mr. Owens joined Caterpillar in 1972.
Other directorships: FM Global Insurance Company, Alcoa and the Institute for International Economics. Alcoa NYSE: AA is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, and alumina with operations in 43 countries. ... The Institute for International Economics (IIE) is a think tank focused on international economics, based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1981. ...
Owens won four gold medals with four virtuoso performances, capturing the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump and as the lead runner on America's 400 relay team.
In a 1950 Associated Press poll, Owens was voted the greatest track and field star for the first half of century, outpolling Jim Thorpe by almost three to one.
Owens was born in 1913 in a small town in Alabama.
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