Cummins has named Mark Sifferlen as the company’s first vice president – chief risk officer and leader of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy for the company, effective Feb. 1.
The company also named Schuyla Jeanniton as executive director of Ethics and Compliance, to backfill Sifferlen. Jeanniton will also serve as the chief of staff and quality lead for the chief administrative officer organization.
“I am thrilled to have Mark take this new and important role for our company,” said Sharon Barner, chief administrative officer for Cummins. “I’ve worked closely with Mark for many years, and I’ve experienced the broad impact of his leadership. Over the past decade he has created and developed a strong Ethics and Compliance function, and I am excited to see his contributions in this new role.
ESG has been a focus of Cummins throughout the company’s history, and the increasing demands from global stakeholders make it more important than ever to ensure Cummins’ ESG strategic direction is aligned with the company’s business objectives and stakeholder needs.
“Mark’s ESG leadership, and his experience in leading global risk and compliance programs as well as ESG make him the ideal person to ensure our company is positioned for long-term success in these areas,” said Barner.
Since 2012, Sifferlen has served as the vice president of Ethics and Compliance for Cummins. Sifferlen was instrumental in creating the ethics and compliance function for the company and he has overseen the growth and development of the function since that time. Sifferlen has taken on additional responsibilities over the past decade and now oversees Global Integrated Services, Enterprise Risk Management and Enterprise Content Management, in addition to his ethics and compliance responsibilities. He also leads the management team overseeing the company’s ESG initiatives. Since 2020, Sifferlen has been a key member of the COVID Risk Team.
“Given Mark’s new responsibilities, I’m also excited that Schuyla Jeanniton will now lead ethics and compliance and serve as my chief of staff and quality lead for the chief administrative officer organization,” said Barner. “Schuyla’s combination of legal and business experience make her a great fit for this role. She has a strong background in executing strategic business, legal, risk, compliance, and human resources initiatives; and her experience with global, emerging, and mature markets is important for understanding different compliance needs globally. She is an experienced teambuilder who excels at developing talent to deliver strong results, and she is an effective and innovative problem solver.”
