Daimler Trucks North America Promotes Nielsen to CEO
Daimler Trucks North America has promoted Roger Nielsen to president and CEO, the company announced.
Nielsen, who has served as the truck maker’s chief operating officer since 2001, succeeds Martin Daum, who in February was tapped to run parent company Daimler AG’s global truck and bus division.
“Roger Nielsen brings a rock-solid product, manufacturing and sales background to this position, paired with a razor-sharp focus on technology, quality and customer service,” Daum said in a statement. Daimler AG is based in Stuttgart, Germany. DTNA is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
“I am honored and proud to head up this great organization that I have been part of for over 30 years," Nielsen said. "I look forward to building on the outstanding success achieved by the DTNA team under Martin’s leadership. Together, we will continue our dedication to delivering the best products and services to our North American customers.”
DTNA produces Freightliner and Western Star trucks and Thomas Built buses. Its affiliated companies also include Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Detroit Diesel Corp.
As chief operating officer, Nielsen was responsible for the entire DTNA manufacturing network, as well as all levels of operations in quality, supplier management, logistics and customer application engineering. In addition, he has overseen Thomas Built, FCCC and DTNA’s continuous improvement programs, the company said.
Nielsen joined DTNA (then Freightliner Corp.) as an industrial engineer and over the years has held various positions at DTNA and in Daimler’s commercial vehicles divisions in Germany.
“Having worked closely with Roger for so many years, I am certain that DTNA, its people and all its brands are in the best hands,” Daum said.
Nielsen’s appointment will be effective April 1, 2017.
