Today, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that Marvin Boakye will join Cummins as Chief Human Resources Officer, (CHRO) effective November 7, 2022. Boakye most recently served as the Chief People & Diversity Officer at Papa John's International.

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“Marvin is recognized as a strategic partner, skilled at aligning innovative talent approaches with furthering business goals, and I’m delighted he is joining Cummins at this critical time for our company and the planet,” said Jennifer Rumsey, President and CEO, Cummins Inc. “I am thrilled about the leadership Marvin brings as we focus on keeping people at the center during the technology transition happening in our industry. Marvin’s broad business and human resources experience, including expertise in mergers and acquisitions, integration, and strategic workforce development will bring significant value across Cummins and contribute to our continued growth and success.”

As CHRO, Boakye will lead a global group of HR employees and serve on the Cummins Leadership Team. His portfolio will include spearheading Cummins’ efforts to improve employees’ experience across the career lifecycle, from onboarding, to manager meetings to talent management processes. Boakye will also further Cummins’ investments in developing authentic and highly capable leaders, skilled at inspiring a diverse workforce and encouraging all employees to achieve their full potential. Boakye is a passionate and seasoned DE&I leader and will bring a unique perspective to help enhance Cummins’ efforts to create inclusive environments in which all employees feel supported, valued and connected.

Boakye brings more than 25 years of varied and global experience to this role, including work in the manufacturing and automotive industries. Prior to Papa John’s International, Boakye was an HR senior leader at Andeavor, a global, integrated oil & gas logistics, marketing and refining company with more than 17,000 employees. Boakye has also held HR leadership roles at Bell MTS, a Canadian telecommunications company; Goodyear, where he was based in Latin America for several years; PulteGroup, a Fortune 500 homebuilder; and The Home Depot.

Boakye has a BA in Psychology and Conflict Resolution Studies from the University of Winnipeg and an MA in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University. He serves as a National Trustee for the board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and also serves on the board for the University of Louisville College of Business (USA). Boakye will split his time between Indiana and Atlanta, Georgia.

About Cummins Inc.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company’s products range from diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen generation and fuel cell products. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately 59,900 people committed to powering a more prosperous world through three global corporate responsibility priorities critical to healthy communities: education, environment and equality of opportunity. Cummins serves its customers online, through a network of company-owned and independent distributor locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and earned about $2.1 billion on sales of $24.0 billion in 2021. See how Cummins is powering a world that's always on by accessing news releases and more information at https://www.cummins.com/always-on.

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