Frank McDonald to Retire as Cummins Vice President

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Feb. 2, 20044, 2004--Cummins Inc. announced today that Frank McDonald, Vice President and General Manager - Heavy Duty Engine Business, will retire from the Company in April.

During his 17 years with Cummins, McDonald has been instrumental in raising the bar on quality and helping grow key parts of the Company's Power Generation and Engine Business. He will remain on the job through April to help facilitate a smooth transition and bring some important current initiatives to conclusion.

McDonald joined Cummins in 1987 as Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Operations at the Company's Onan division, following a successful 18-year stint at General Electric Co. While at Onan, McDonald led the effort to assimilate that rapidly growing business into the Cummins system.

From there, McDonald moved to the MidRange Engine Group in 1992 as Vice President - MidRange Manufacturing, a position he held for four years, before being named Vice President - MidRange Worldwide Operations in 1996. While in the MidRange group, Frank helped lead exciting growth as the Company cemented its close ties with DaimlerChrysler as the sole producer of turbo diesel Dodge Ram engines.

McDonald left the MidRange group in 1999 to become Vice President - Quality. In that role, he was the leader of the team that launched the Cummins Six Sigma program. That effort has saved the Company more than $400 million since its inception in 2000, improving the quality of our products and processes along the way.

"Six Sigma truly has become a way of life at Cummins, and we owe Frank a debt of gratitude for his leadership role in that critical effort," Cummins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso said.

McDonald returned to the Engine Business in 2001 as Vice President and General Manager - Heavy Duty Engine Business, the position he holds today.

"Frank has worked tirelessly to help return this segment of our business to profitability and to help ensure its future growth," Solso said. "His team led the way as Cummins became the first diesel engine maker to create a full line of EPA-compliant engines by the October 2002 deadline."

After his retirement, McDonald, 57, and his wife, Terie, plan to spend more time in Ireland where he was born and where he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Ireland at Dublin.