David Johanneson, a 36-year veteran in the truck industry, has been named president and chief executive officer of Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation.
Johanneson has held several sales, marketing and management roles at Navistar, most recently leading truck sales, marketing and distribution activities worldwide as group vice president of Global Sales, Marketing and Distribution.
In his new role, he reports to Terry Endsley, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Navistar International Corporation.
“David Johanneson is a proven leader with a deep understanding of our industry, dealer network and customer base,” said Endsley. “Our ability to help finance our dealers and customers is especially important in today’s challenging economic conditions, and I am confident that Navistar Financial will continue to support the sale of our great products under his leadership.”
Johanneson previously served as group vice president and general manager for the Medium Truck Vehicle Center for seven years. Under his guidance, the company launched the new high performance series trucks and maintained market leadership for Class 5-7 trucks. Previously he held numerous roles in sales, marketing and general management with the company.
