COLUMBUS, Ind., Aug 16, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cummins (NYSE: CMI) today announced that it has named Luis Pasquotto to be Vice President of the Company's Latin American Business. The appointment, which was effective Aug. 1, means that Pasquotto is now a corporate officer.

Pasquotto will oversee the Engine Business across Latin America in his new role. In addition, he will lead Cummins' overall business in the region as president of the Latin America Leadership Council. In this capacity, he will also be responsible for the Company's business strategy as well as for improving the collaboration and execution across all four of Cummins' business units - EBU, Distribution, Power Generation and Components.

Pasquottojoined Cummins in 1992 and has held leadership positions within the EBU in Brazil, one of the Company's key growth markets. He currently serves as General Manager of Cummins EBU Brazil, a position he has held since July 2008. Prior to taking that role, Pasquotto served as Director of Marketing for the EBU in Brazil from 2000-2008.

Pasquotto was honored with a J. Irwin Miller Award of Excellence in 2007 for his work to build Cummins' business in Brazil. The award, named for the Company's revered and long-time former chairman, J. Irwin Miller, was created in 2006 to honor outstanding contributions to Cummins.

Pasquotto has graduation degree in mechanical-aeronautical engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA, specialization in Finance from FGV-Fundação Getúio Vargas and MBA from ESPM - Escola Superior De Propaganda e Marketing in Brazil.

"Luis has done an outstanding job of helping turn Cummins into the market leader in the medium-duty truck and construction engine markets in Brazil, and in leading the business to record profitability during the last economic cycle," Dave Crompton, Vice President - MidRange Engine Business. "His knowledge of our markets, his passion for Brazil and South America and his relentless pursuit of excellence make him ideally suited for his expanded role."

About Cummins

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA) Cummins serves customers in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 500 company-owned and independent distributor locations and approximately 5,200 dealer locations. The Company reported net income attributable to Cummins Inc. of $428 million on sales of $10.8 billion in 2009.