OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), a leading designer and manufacturer of
specialty vehicles, vehicle bodies and access equipment, today announced
it has appointed John C. Pfeifer as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, a newly created role, effective May 1, 2019. Pfeifer
brings to Oshkosh more than 25 years of senior leadership and management
experience, most recently serving as President of Mercury Marine, a
division of Brunswick Corporation. He will be responsible for Oshkosh’s
commercial business portfolio, including the access equipment, fire &
emergency and commercial segments and will play a vital role in shaping
and executing the Company’s business strategy. Pfeifer will report to
Wilson R. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“We welcome John to the Oshkosh team and are pleased to have an
executive of his caliber in this important role,” said Jones. “John is a
proven leader with a history of delivering sustained operational and
financial performance. We look forward to benefitting from his expertise
and experience.”
“I am excited to take on this new role to help advance Oshkosh’s key
strategic initiatives and to support Oshkosh’s global operations,” said
Pfeifer. “I look forward to working closely with Wilson and the entire
team to build on Oshkosh’s momentum and positive culture as we position
the Company for continued success and value creation.”
Pfeifer brings to Oshkosh a wealth of global leadership and general
management experience with a track record of delivering sustained
improvement in sales and earnings growth as well as operating
performance. For the past five years, he led Mercury Marine, the world
leader in marine propulsion systems, to significant sales and operating
margin growth. Under his leadership, Mercury has been recognized with
numerous awards for innovation, sustainability, and manufacturing and
was in the top 100 on the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers.”
Prior to joining Brunswick, Pfeifer held executive positions with ITT
Corporation, first as Executive Vice President and General Manager of
ITT's joint venture with Sanoh Industrial, supplying fuel and fluid
handling systems to the Japanese automotive industry. Subsequently, he
served in various general management roles in ITT's Electronic
Components division.
Pfeifer earned both a bachelor's degree in economics and a bachelor's
degree in Japanese language from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
About Oshkosh Corporation
Founded in 1917, Oshkosh Corporation is more than 100 years strong and
continues to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh brings
together a unique set of integrated capabilities and diverse end markets
that, when combined with the Company’s MOVE strategy and positive
long-term outlook, illustrate why Oshkosh is a different integrated
global industrial. The Company is a leader in designing, manufacturing
and servicing a broad range of access equipment, commercial, fire &
emergency, military and specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies under the
brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™,
CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®.
Today, Oshkosh Corporation is a Fortune 500 Company with manufacturing
operations on four continents. Its products are recognized around the
world for quality, durability and innovation, and can be found in more
than 150 countries around the globe. As a different integrated global
industrial, Oshkosh is committed to making a difference for team
members, customers, shareholders, communities and the environment. For
more information, please visit www.oshkoshcorp.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are
trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that the Company believes to be
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than
statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements
regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy,
targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt
levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future
operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this press
release, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project” or “plan” or the negative
thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are
beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements.
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