General Motors exec to join Caterpillar board of directors
General Motors exec to join Caterpillar board of directors Gerald Johnson has been elected to the board effective March 1, 2021. DEERFIELD, Ill. –Caterpillar Inc. has announced that Gerald Johnson has been elected to the Caterpillar board of directors effective March 1, 2021. Johnson, 58, is executive vice president of Global Manufacturing at General Motors (GM) Company, a role he has held since 2019. Johnson joined GM as part of a co-op program in 1980 and has held roles of increasing responsibility, including several manufacturing and quality roles in North America and abroad. Prior to hi...