Anant Talaulicar Named Cummins Vice President

A native of Mumbai, India, Talaulicar has worked full-time forCummins (NYSE:CMI) since 1988 and has held a number of positions inthe Company, both in the United States and India.

"Anant has done an outstanding job managing our business in India,which has become one of Cummins' most important markets," said SteveChapman, Group Vice President - Emerging Markets and Businesses."Anant's knowledge of Cummins and the Indian market will be invaluableas we continue to grow our business in India."

Talaulicar earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringfrom Mysore University in India in 1984, before traveling to theUnited States where he earned a master's degree in engineering fromthe University of Michigan in 1985 and an MBA from Tulane Universityin 1987.

He initially joined Cummins as an intern in 1986 while in graduateschool, and joined the Company permanently as a financial analyst inthe Midrange engine group in 1988. He also held engineering andproduct management positions in the engine business and was involvedwith corporate strategy work before joining the Cummins PowerGeneration business in 1996, where he progressed into generalmanagement roles.

He was named Joint Managing Director of Cummins India Ltd. in 2003with responsibilities for the Power Generation and DistributionBusinesses in India.

Talaulicar also leads the Cummins India Foundation communitydevelopment activities and is a member of the Confederation of IndianIndustries, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and AutomobileComponents Manufacturers Association.

Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation ofcomplementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute andservice engines and related technologies, including fuel systems,controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electricalpower generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, (USA)Cummins serves customers in more than 160 countries hthrough itsnetwork of 550 Company-owned and independent distributor facilitiesand more than 5,000 dealer locations. With more than 28,000 employeesworldwide, Cummins reported sales of $8.4 billion in 2004. Pressreleases can be found on the Web at www.cummins.com.