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Glen Barton retired from Caterpillar Inc. in 2004 as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in February 1999. He joined the company as a college graduate trainee in 1961. He held numerous marketing and general management positions throughout his 43-year career, including group president with responsibility for the design, development and production of most of Caterpillar’s extensive line of forest, agriculture, mining and construction equipment. His responsibilities also included marketing and sales operations in North America, South America, Latin America and Japan. Barton graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1961 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and currently serves on the Dean’s Engineering Advisory Council. He completed the Stanford University Executive Program in 1977. He serves on the Board of Directors of Inco Limited, Valmont Industries and Newmont Mining Corporation. He is very active in the Peoria Illinois community, currently serving as Chairman of the Peoria Civic Federation, President of Tri-County Venture Capital Fund, and was founding director of Peoria NEXT, the community's innovative economic development program. | 