Caterpillar Inc. announced that Tony Fassino, group president of Construction Industries, has elected to retire effective May 31, 2026, following 30 years with the company. Caterpillar veteran Rod Shurman has been appointed group president of Construction Industries effective February 1, 2026, at which time Fassino will become group president, retired, for the remainder of the transition. Fassino's experience across Caterpillar's global portfolio helped drive the design and introduction of new products, services and technology, the development of go-to-market and distribution strategies, and the implementation of operational excellence across an extensive manufacturing and supply base.
He held a variety of positions worldwide, including his appointment to senior vice president of Building Construction Products (BCP) in 2018 and group president of Construction Industries in 2021. Fassino also held numerous external leadership roles with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation, the United Way of the Greater Triangle, the FFA Foundation and is currently the 2025 ? 2026 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
Shurman currently serves as senior vice president of Caterpillar's BCP division, where he provides global leadership of the compact, versatile construction machines and attachments business. In his new role, he will be responsible for Caterpillar's Construction Industries segment, which includes Earthmoving, Excavation, BCP, China Operation, Cat Rental & Used, Customer Solutions Core Regions and Customer Solutions Growth Regions divisions, as well as the Construction Industries Supply Management group. Since joining Caterpillar in 1997, Shurman has held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering, service and operations functions.
He has served as senior vice president for Caterpillar's Oil & Gas as well as Electrification & Energy Solutions divisions. Shurman has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.


















