Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 12, 2004
DANIEL C. USTIAN is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Navistar International Corporation, the parent company of Warrenville,
Illinois-based International Truck and Engine Corporation. He began
serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors following the company's
annual meeting on February 17, 2004 and as Chief Executive Officer on
February 18, 2003. Before being named CEO, Mr. Ustian served as
President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2002, overseeing the
company's truck and engine operations and participating in the
development of the company's future strategic direction with a
particular emphasis on growth initiatives. Previously, he served as
President of International's engine group since July 1999. Mr. Ustian
also served as Group Vice President and General Manager of engine and
foundry since 1990. Mr. Ustian's intense focus on operational excellence
encouraged several breakthrough technologies that drove product
capability and increased sales. Mr. Ustian also grew the business
internationally through a joint venture in Brazil, which is now a wholly
owned subsidiary, International Engines South America. In 2000, he
negotiated a 12-year agreement to produce diesel engines for Ford Motor
Co., the longest such agreement in automotive history, and led the
creation of a joint venture with Ford, Blue Diamond Truck Company LLC,
that produces medium vehicles and provides a platform for other major
products. In fall 2002, he was instrumental in working with the United
Auto Workers union to ratify a new labor agreement that competitively
positions International for the future. Mr. Ustian joined the company in
1973 and served in a number of manufacturing and financial positions in
its agricultural and truck groups. He was Vice President of
Manufacturing for the engine and foundry group when he was named to head
the group in 1993.He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Blue
Diamond Truck Company LLC, Diesel Components, Inc., Global Gear Corp.
and Indianapolis Casting Corp. In June 2003, he was appointed to the
Monaco Coach Corporation Board of Directors. He also was elected to the
Board of the Manufacturers Alliance in February 2004. In addition, he is
a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Foundry
Assn. and the Executives' Club of Chicago. He received a Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration from DePaul University in 1972. Profile
Mr. Ustian: Navistar began as International Harvester many years ago, in
construction, agriculture, trucks, and diesel engines. For the past 20
years, we've narrowed
