Peter Ahrens will be Kenworth's general manager and Paccar vice president, effective July 1, the company announced Wednesday. Joe Adams will be the company's assistant general manager.
"I am honored and excited to step into this role and lead Kenworth during a transformative time for our industry," Ahrens says. "Kenworth has built a reputation centered on three core values — qualilty, innovation and state of the art technology — and I'm committed to strengthening and advancing that legacy. As our industry continues to evolve, I look forward to working alongside our talented team to deliver exceptional products and forward-thinking solutions that meet our customers' needs today and into the future."
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Ahrens was previously Kenworth's assistant general manager of operations. He's been with Paccar for 15 years kand also worked as Paccar Parts director, director of product marketing and managing director at Paccar subsidiary Leyland Trucks.
Joe Adams has been with Paccar for 26 years, most recently as Kenworth's chief engineer. He also served as Paccar's director of purchasing, assistant chief engineer for North American and Kenworth's assistant chief engineer for cab, electrical and outer body development.
