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Donald Vester Fites (born 1934) was the chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, Inc. from 1990 to 1999.

Early life

Don Fites was born in 1934 in Tippecanoe, Indiana. He attended Valparaiso University, where he joined Phi Kappa Psi. He graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1956, and soon after joined Caterpillar.

He attended Valparaiso University in 1956. He then attended the MIT Sloan School of Management as a Sloan Fellow, and received his MBA in 1971.

Career

He attained the position of vice president at Caterpillar in 1981, and then executive vice president in 1985. 1990 marked Don's elevation to the positions of chief executive officer and chairman of the board, which he held until he reached the mandatory retirement age in 1999.

References

1. "About - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace". Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
2. ^ Jonathan P. Hicks (April 13, 1992). "At Caterpillar's Helm, Calm and a Global View". The New York Times.
3. "Interesting People #107 "Donald V. Fites"" – via www.youtube.com.
4. Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity - Twelfth Edition, p.107: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, 1985.
5. "System - Error 404". alumni.valpo.edu.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• My Salvation Army Board - National Advisory Board Members
• An Interview with Donald V. Fites Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine

• People from Tippecanoe County, Indiana
• People from Peoria, Illinois
• Valparaiso University alumni
• MIT Sloan School of Management alumni
• MIT Sloan Fellows
• Caterpillar Inc. people
• Living people
• 1934 births