Cummins; Thompson Pump

Cummins, Columbus, Ind.: Jeff Wiltrout has been named vice president – corporate strategy. He has served in this role on an interim basis since Thad Ewald’s departure from Cummins last year. Wiltrout joined Cummins in 2009 and prior to his current interim role, he served as the executive director of corporate development where he was responsible for leading the corporate development function.

Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co., Port Orange, Fla.: John Farrell, vice president of sales and marketing, has retired after 38 years with the company. He is succeeded by Bobby Zitzka as vice president of sales and marketing and Pat Broderick has been named national sales manager. Zitzka began his career at Thompson Pump in 2002 as the branch manager for the company’s owned rental branch in Orlando. Broderick has been with the company for almost 20 years. He was hired as a sales and rental territory manager in the Midwest and helped expand Thompson Pumps reach beyond the East Coast and Gulf areas by starting the company’s owned Kansas City branch in his barn.