Bob De Lange

Bob De Lange

Group Resident, Services, Distribution and Digital at Caterpillar
Company Tenure: 30 years
Education:
KU Leuven (M.S.) EDHEC Business School (M.B.A.)
Biography:

Bob De Lange has served as the Group President of Services, Distribution & Digital at Caterpillar since 2018. Prior to this appointment, Mr. De Lange served as the Vice President of Excavation Division at Caterpillar in Singapore from 2015 to 2017, Worldwide Product Manager of the Earthmoving Division from 2013 to 2015, and Regional Product Manager for Earthmoving Division from 2010 to 2013. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. De Lange served as the District Manager for EAME marketing at Caterpillar in Rome and served as a Marketing Manager in Illinois from 2004 to 2006, Sales Manager for EAME marketing in Copenhagen from 2001 to 2004, and served in various other marketing and sales positions at Caterpillar from 1993 to 2001. Mr. De Lange has also served on the Board of Directors at AGCO Corporation since 2020 and is a member of the Board of Directors at Caterpillar Foundation.

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"China for us is one of our largest growth opportunities. It is very interesting for caterpillar, which is also why we are making a very strong commitment to China, a long term commitment to, as I said, develop local leadership, develop our manufacturing base, develop our supply base, and really, our complete business model, why we want to be a good local citizen in China. At the same time, we are very strong supporters of the Belt and Road Initiative from the China government because I think we are aligned in our objectives, the China Government and also Caterpillar because it is about building connectivity, improving infrastructure, improving the standard of living of people around the world."

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