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Burritt joined Caterpillar in 1978 as an accountant. He has served in many accounting, tax and financial reporting roles, including business manager for Cat Belgium and general manager of Strategic and Business Services for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was named corporate controller in late 2002 and introduced the company's transparent financial reporting initiative - a key component of Caterpillar's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance that aligns Caterpillar's internal and external reporting processes.
Burritt has a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Bradley University. He earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Illinois in 1990. He also completed the Stanford University Executive Program in 1998 and the Aspen Institute's Executive Program in 2005.
Burritt is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of CPAs. He is also a Certified Management Accountant and member of the Institute of Management Accountants. He serves as a member of the Corporate Executive Board's Working Council for CFOs and the Conference Board Council of CFOs. | 