Mack Trucks Names Senior VP of Sales for North America

[kscarbel2]

Heavy Duty Trucking  /  March 30, 2016

Mack Trucks has announced that Jonathan M. Randall was named the senior vice president of North American sales, effective April 11, 2016.

In his new position, Randall will report to Dennis Slagle, president of Mack Trucks. He brings with him 23 years of experience in the heavy-duty commercial vehicle industry and has held senior positions at several original equipment manufacturers.

Randall will be based out of Mack Trucks global headquarters (i.e. the Volvo Group North America HQ) in Greensboro, North Carolina. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado State University.

 

Volvo Group Press Release - http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo%20group/worldwide/volvo-group-north-america/_layouts/CWP.Internet.VolvoCom/NewsItem.aspx?News.ItemId=151662&News.Language=en-gb

[kscarbel2]

This is the best that Volvo’s Mack brand head can find for the all-important post of Mack brand senior vice-president of sales? 

This is an April Fools' Day joke…..right?  

Throughout the entire American truck industry, they couldn’t convince a single “qualified” individual with a rich heavy truck background to leave their current employer and join Volvo’s Mack brand. Hmm.

Even a troubled Navistar has managed to attract some premium individuals from Paccar*…..and it’s paying off!  (experience.....it's an amazing thing)

* http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/31266-bill-kozek-named-to-head-navistars-north-america-truck-and-parts-business/#comment-184477

http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/40325-navistar-snags-another-high-quality-paccar-man-to-head-sales/#comment-292232

Since leaving Daimler (custom chassis), Jon changes jobs with regularity. After almost 13 years at Daimler, he heads to the school bus segment with Blue Bird?

Randall more or less replaces Stephen Roy, who had been named President of North American Sales & Marketing effective January 1, 2014. Roy has now been demoted from Mack brand top executive to watching over Volvo's "uptime" unit. (http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/34049-mack-names-stephen-roy-top-executive/)

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Work Background - Jonathan M. Randall :

 

VP Sales and Marketing - Hines Specialty Vehicle Group (current owner of Crane Carrier and Kimble mixer bodies)

January 2015 – March 2016 ?

Employment tenure - 1 year, 3 months

 

VP, OEM & Aftermarket Sales - Hines Specialty Vehicle Group

February 2014 – January 2015

Employment tenure – 1 year

 

VP, Sales and Marketing - Wrightspeed Inc (electric trucks)

2013 – 2014 (1 year)

Employment tenure – 1 year

 

General Manager, Parts and Service - Blue Bird [Bus]Corporation

2012 – 2013 (1 year)

Employment tenure – 1 year

 

Director, Sales & Marketing - Daimler Trucks North America - Freightliner Custom Chassis

July 2007 – April 2012

Employment tenure – 4 years, 10 months)

 

Director, Product Marketing - Daimler Trucks North America - Freightliner

September 2004 – August 2007 (3 years)

Employment tenure – 3 years

 

Manager, Service Marketing - Daimler Trucks North America

October 1999 – September 2004

Employment tenure – 5 years

 

VP, National Accounts - Idealease

March 1995 – September 1999

Employment tenure – 4 years, 7 months

 

Account Manager - TNT Express

February 1993 – December 1995

Employment tenure – 2 years, 11 months

 

Regional Manager, E. & J. Gallo Winery

August 1990 – January 1993

Employment tenure – 2 years, 6 months

[TeamsterGrrrl]

Says something of the confidence that industry veterans have in the future of Mack...