Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has been named one of the Top 50 Companies for Diversity by DiversityInc for the sixth consecutive year. Cummins ranked 18th on the list, the same position the Company held in 2011.

“Cummins is honored to be named to the DiversityInc Top 50 list,” said Lisa Gutierrez, Executive Director, Global Diversity. “We are committed to deliver strategies consistent with our core values of diversity and integrity along with our vision of Making People’s Lives Better by Unleashing the Power of Cummins. Earning this recognition from DiversityInc is an added encouragement to continue and accelerate our diversity journey.”

This year’s list included companies from a wide range of industries, including consulting, retail, manufacturing and banking. The full list can be found at www.DiversityInc.com/top50..

According to the magazine, “Cummins is not only a trendsetter in diversity management for its industry, it has held ground in the top half of the DiversityInc top 50 against increased participation and competition.”

“You can’t truly be a successful global company if you don’t value and manage diversity,” said Tom Linebarger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As Cummins grows in existing markets and expands into new ones, we need employees who bring diverse experiences and backgrounds to help us drive innovation and solve our customers’ complex business challenges. This commitment is core to our future success.

”In a breakthrough year, gains in diversity were seen at the senior-most levels, according to the magazine. At the CEO level, companies in the 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 have twice the percentage of women as the Fortune 500, triple the percentage of Asians and four times the percentages of Blacks and Latinos. There also were significant year-to-year increases in the DiversityInc Top 50.

“This is a transitional year,” said Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc. “We were struck by the change of diversity of the CEOs and managing teams of the companies on our list. It’s much different from just five years ago. I see this as being a result of increasing emphasis at the most competitive companies, who link diversity management to creating a nimble and innovative corporate culture.”

In other awards announced by DiversityInc, Cummins also ranked

• No.5 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans

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