USG names Caterpillar exec to board

Chicago-based building products manufacturer USG Corp. has elected Richard Lavin, group president for Caterpillar, to its board of directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Mr. Lavin to our board,” said William Foote, chairman and CEO of USG. “His broad operations background and international business expertise will serve USG well as we continue to compete in a global marketplace.”

Lavin, who is responsible for Caterpillar’s Earthmoving and Excavation Divisions, operations in China and Japan and other Asia Pacific operations, is also a member of the board of directors of the U.S. China Business Council, U.S. India Business Council and the U.S. Korea Business Council.

With the addition of Lavin, who will serve on USG’s Audit and Finance committees, the board now includes nine independent directors in addition to USG’s president, James Metcalf, and Foote.