Keynote: Together we are mining, more sustainably - Grand Ballroom, Day 1, 8:30-9:00
Denise C. Johnson is a Group President of Caterpillar Inc. She has responsibility for Resource Industries (RI), which includes Integrated Components and Solutions Division, RI Operations and Products Division, Strategic Procurement & Planning Division and the RI Sales, Services and Technology Division.
Johnson joined Caterpillar in 2011 and initially served as the General Manager of Specialty Products within Caterpillar's Reman & Components Division, where she had global responsibility for wear component products and facilities. She previously had a career with General Motors, where she built deep expertise in operations and product management. In 2012, the Caterpillar Board of Directors named Johnson Vice President of the Diversified Products Division. In 2013, Johnson was named Vice President of Integrated Manufacturing Operations, and, in 2014, she was named Vice President of Material Handling & Underground Division. She was named Group President of Resource Industries in April of 2016.