Cummins announces new appointments

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Cummins Inc. announced Sherry Aaholm, chief information officer, will assume a newly-created role as chief digital officer, and Earl Newsome will join Cummins as chief information officer.

“We are always developing our people, processes and products to meet and exceed customers’ expectations, helping them realize value and achieve their objectives. A key piece of that has been, and will continue to be, this digital evolution, and Sherry has been at the helm of this work,” said Jennifer Rumsey, president and chief operating officer. “This requires and deserves Sherry’s full focus and this new role allows for that. We are also thrilled to have Earl join us to continue important progress with the systems, tools and processes our employees use every day to run our business and serve our customers.”

After more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology, Aaholm joined Cummins in 2013 as CIO, leading the global IT organization, and in 2016, launched the Digital Accelerator to focus on digitally connecting Cummins’ products to drive the company forward on its journey towards smart technologies.

Aaholm attended the University of Wisconsin and received her bachelor’s degree in business administration. She earned a master of science in sustainability from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. Aaholm joined Cummins in 2013 after more than 15 years at FedEx Services. She served as the executive vice president of information technology at FedEx.

Earl Newsome comes to Cummins after five years at Linde, a global industrial gases company, leading the organization as the Americas IT CIO where he served as a trusted advisor and business partner on IT.

Newsome began his career serving in the U.S. Army after graduating from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, with a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Following his military service, he served as vice president of global shared services and chief technology officer at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Earl also led IT transformations and digital innovation for core business growth at TE Connectivity as the corporate chief information officer and vice president, digital.