4:02 am Mack trucks, Trucks
Dennis R. Slagle, 53, president and CEO, Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc., has been named president and chief executive officer of Mack Trucks, Inc., succeeding Paul L. Vikner.
The appointment of Slagle, who will also become a member of Volvo’s Global Executive Committee, is effective April 1, 2008. He has 27 years of experience in the construction-equipment industry.
Vikner will become vice chairman of Mack’s board of directors and continue to represent Mack and its parent company, the Volvo Group, with government entities and industry organizations affecting the Volvo Group’s North America truck operations.