Operating Committee
Martin Daum - President & CEO
Martin Daum has leadership and visionary responsibility for Daimler Trucks North America LLC and its affiliated companies - Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Detroit Diesel Corporation and Axle Alliance Company.
Mr. Daum was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2009. In his most recent assignments, he was Member of the Executive Committee of Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe since 2002. He was the Senior Vice President of Production for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Head of the Unimog Special Vehicle Division and prior to that, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Controlling.
Mr. Daum previously held several executive positions for Daimler Trucks in North America including General Manager of Finance at Sterling Truck Corporation in Willoughby, Ohio and the Head of Controlling for the Light Truck Concept in Portland, Oregon.
Martin Daum has been with Daimler since 1987.
Mr. Daum attended Universität Mannheim and graduated with a Masters Degree in Economic Studies in 1985.
Elmar Boeckenhoff - Senior Vice President, Engineering & Technology
Elmar Boeckenhoff is responsible for all Daimler Trucks North America LLC Engineering activities for Freightliner and Western Star models. He oversees Product and Custom Engineering consisting of: Design, Test, Styling, Analysis, Compliance and Planning functions.
Prior to joining the company in July 2005, Mr. Boeckenhoff served as Head of Testing for Mercedes-Benz Vans. He also previously held positions at Daimler as Head of Computational Analysis for Commercial Vehicles and Assistant to the Board Member for Truck Development. Mr. Boeckenhoff joined Daimler in 1991.
Mr. Boeckenhoff holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Stuttgart. His educational credentials also include graduate and undergraduate work in physics at RWTH Aachen University and the University of Cologne.
David Carson - General Manager, Human Resources
David Carson leads all Human Resource management and Labor Relations activities for Daimler Trucks North America LLC. David provides leadership on policy development and implementation in the areas of talent management and acquisition, employee and management development, compensation, benefits, industrial relations, health & safety programs, and organizational development. He was appointed General Manager, Human Resources in July 2008 and a member of the Operating Committee in October of 2009.
Mr. Carson joined Daimler in 2001 in a senior HR leadership capacity supporting the Detroit Diesel engine and components business unit. Since then he has held positions of increasing responsibility including Director, Labor Relations for Components and Director of Labor Relations & HR Operations for DTNA.
Mr. Carson has a B.A. degree in Psychology and a M.S. degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Juergen Kritschgau - Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Control
As CFO, Mr. Kritschgau directs operative and strategic controlling, treasury,
accounting, and taxes for Daimler Trucks North America LLC and its affiliated companies.
Mr. Kritschgau joined the company in 2002. Prior to that, he was with
Daimler where he served most recently as Vice President, Finance and
Controlling, MBUSA. Other assignments within Daimler included among
others Director, Finance and Controlling, MB Argentina; Vice President,
Strategic Projects, at corporate headquarters in Germany. Juergen Kritschgau
started his professional career with the international accounting firm KPMG in
Munich, Germany and New York.
Mr. Kritschgau earned a M.B.A., and a Ph.D. degree in Economics at the
University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Mark Lampert - Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
As Daimler Trucks North America LLC's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mark Lampert has responsibility for the development of sales for Freightliner Trucks, the Detroit Diesel on-highway engine business unit and the company's proprietary components sales. He also oversees the company's used truck operations managed by the Daimler Trucks Remarketing Corporation business unit and is responsible for DTNA's Export Sales and Government/Military businesses.
Prior to taking his current position in July 2005, Mr. Lampert served as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Freightliner Trucks. In this position, he oversaw the brand's dealer operations, product planning, marketing communications, four U.S. regional sales organizations, the Canadian regional sales organization, and all direct sale accounts. Previous positions at Daimler Trucks North America included responsibilities for retail truck operations and used trucks. His initial position was Vice President of Sales, Freightliner Canada. Mr. Lampert joined Freightliner LLC in 1993.
Mr. Lampert earned his B.S. degree from Ohio State University.
Roger M. Nielsen - Chief Operating Officer
In his role as COO, Roger Nielsen is responsible for the entire Daimler Trucks North America manufacturing network, as well as all levels of operations in Quality, Supplier Management, Logistics, and Customer Application Engineering. In addition, he oversees Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and DTNA's continuous improvement programs. He was appointed COO in May 2001.
Mr. Nielsen joined DTNA (at the time, Freightliner Corporation) in 1986 as an Industrial Engineer. In the early years of his career, he served as the Corporation's Industrial Engineering Manager then moved into operations as the Plant Manager of the Gastonia North Carolina Parts Manufacturing Plant, followed by assignments as the General Manager, Materials and Manufacturing Operations. In 1998, Mr. Nielsen transferred to Daimler in Germany where he served as Director, Production Network Planning and Technical Clearing, within Daimler's Commercial Vehicles Division. In January 2001, Mr. Nielsen was promoted to President, Freightliner Specialty Vehicles Group, responsible for the American LaFrance, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Orion Bus and Thomas Built Buses business units.
Mr. Nielsen earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Oregon State University and is a registered Professional Engineer.
John O'Leary - Senior Vice President, Parts and Service
As Daimler Trucks North America LLC's Senior Vice President of Parts and Service, John O'Leary has responsibility for the sales, marketing, and distribution of aftermarket truck and engine parts for the Freightliner, Western Star, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis and Detroit Diesel brands. He also oversees dealer operations for all DTNA networks, and field service and customer support for the Freightliner, Western Star, and Detroit Diesel brands. Additionally he is responsible for Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Corporation.
Prior to taking his current position in January 2010, Mr. O'Leary served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Built Buses. In this position, he oversaw sales, marketing, service, dealer operations, product planning, engineering, and manufacturing functions for the world's leading school bus company. Mr. O'Leary joined Freightliner LLC, as DTNA was known at the time, in 2000 as Corporate Accounting Manager and shortly thereafter was promoted to Director of Internal Audit.
Mr. O'Leary earned his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting degree from Seattle University and completed the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University.
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