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John Heller is vice president and chief information officer of Caterpillar Inc. He has responsibility for Caterpillar's Systems + Processes Division, which includes the corporation's information technology, dealer business systems and global forestry operations.
In his most recent position prior to being named a vice president by the Caterpillar Board of Directors in 2003, Heller directed Caterpillar's Global Information Technology (IT) Solutions group.
Heller joined Caterpillar in 1973, holding a variety of accounting, manufacturing and planning positions at the Decatur, Illinois, manufacturing facility. The majority of his more than 30-year career with the company has focused on information technology, including support for finance, manufacturing, marketing and dealer systems. He spent three years as a division information systems manager in Geneva, Switzerland, before returning to the U.S. in technology management assignments with Caterpillar's Corporate Services and Engine Products divisions. In 2001, he was named director of Caterpillar's Global Information Technology Solutions, then the largest department of the company's Systems + Processes Division.
Heller earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, and a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He also has completed the Caterpillar Advanced Management Program.
Heller is a past member of the University of Illinois Executive MBA Board. He is certified in production and inventory management and a member of the American Production and Inventory Control Society. He chairs Carter Machinery Company Board. Heller is also a member of the Research Board, the Pioneer Machinery Board, the Peoria Zoological Society and sits on the Heartland Water Resources Council. | 