Caterpillar Inc.

Edward Barry Rust is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 12 different companies is on the board of Caterpillar, Inc. and 6 other companies. In his past career Mr. Rust held the position of Chairman-Emeritus at State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Chairman for State Farm Investment Management Corp. President & Chief Executive Officer of State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. President & Chief Executive Officer at State Farm Life Insurance Co., Inc. President & Director at State Farm Mutual Fund Trust and President & Director at State Farm Variable Product Trust (which are all subsidiaries of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.), Member of The Business Roundtable, Chairman at State Farm Insurance Cos., Chairman for The Financial Services Roundtable, Chairman for Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Chairman of Business-Higher Education Forum, Chairman at National Alliance of Business and Chairman at Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America.

Mr. Rust received an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MBA and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University.