Cummins Westport Inc., announced that Jim Arthurs, former Vice President, Westport Cryogenic Systems, has been appointed as President of Cummins Westport.
Prior to joining Westport in 2011, Jim was a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of i3 Transition Partners LLP, a management consulting firm that specializes in business assessments and helping companies plan for and implement strategic change.
“ Jim brings a diversified background of strategy and operations leadership experience which will be key elements to the ongoing success of Cummins Westport, ” said Ed Pence, Cummins Vice President and General Manager – Heavy Duty Engine Business and Chairman of Cummins Westport .
Jim has worked with several companies as an operations executive, including Integrated Paving Concepts, an industrial technology company; MacMillan Bloedel, where he was part of a team that led a significant and positive change in strategy to their $2 billion building materials distribution business; and The Loewen Group. In addition, Jim was Managing Director of Operations for the Jim Pattison Group – one of Canada’s largest privately-held companies. Jim spent the first 16 years of his career with IBM in a wide range of sales and management positions. Jim is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Western Forest Products, one of BC’s largest forest products companies and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Calgary.
The board of directors for Cummins Westport is now comprised of
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LNG World News Staff, March 1, 2012