executive changes

Cargo airline Atlas Air names veteran passenger exec as COO

Atlas Air Worldwide, the parent company for major all-cargo airline Atlas Air and aircraft leasing company Titan Aviation, announced Tuesday the appointment of Klaus Goersch as chief operating officer. He will take responsibility for managing daily operations from CEO Michael Steen, who has held both roles since July, when Richard Rolland retired after 24 years with the company.

Atlas Air is a capacity outsource provider for other airlines, logistics companies, shippers and governments. It is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-airline-atlas-air-names-veteran-passenger-exec-as-coo

IAA 2024: Daum’s legacy – a stand-alone Daimler Truck

The Sept. 4 news release announcing Martin Daum’s successor as Chair and CEO of Daimler Truck didn’t precisely say the legendary trucking industry executive was retiring.

This week at the IAA Transportation truck exhibition, Daum definitively answered the question. He’s done at the end of the year.

The Sept. 4 news release announcing Martin Daum’s successor as Chair and CEO of Daimler Truck didn’t precisely say the legendary trucking industry executive was retiring.

This week at the IAA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/iaa-2024-daums-legacy-a-stand-alone-daimler-truck

Autonomous truck developer TuSimple going private

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TuSimple, the first autonomous trucking startup to go public, is voluntarily delisting from the...

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Daimler Truck names new CFO from Siemens AG

The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck AG has named Eva Scherer as its new chief financial officer and a member of the board of management following the death of former CFO Jochen Goetz from a reaction to a wasp sting in August.

Scherer was an executive vice president and global head of investor relations for German multinational technology conglomerate Siemens AG. She is the first female to lead finance and controlling at the leading German truck maker. Scherer begins work April 1 and has a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-truck-names-new-cfo-from-siemens-ag

Jim Walenczak named Kenworth Truck Co. general manager

Kenworth Truck Co. veteran Jim Walenczak has been named general manager of the Paccar Inc. brand and vice president of the parent company.

Walenczak has worked at Paccar for 13 years. His previous responsibilities included Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. He also served in fleet, region and general sales manager positions at the century-old brand. He also was assistant general manager of operations at Paccar Parts.

Walenczak succeeds Kevin Baney. He will serve as Paccar...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jim-walenczak-named-kenworth-truck-co-general-manager

Exclusive: Nikola CEO Girsky upbeat despite myriad challenges

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In his career as a Wall Street analyst, an adviser to the United Auto Workers and a vice chairman of...

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Investors pummel Nikola shares after new stock and debt sales

Investors dumped Nikola stock Friday after the electric truck maker priced the sale of 133.3 million new shares and sought to issue $175 million in new debt with an annual interest rate of 8.25%.

The new stock sale would raise to nearly 1 billion the number of outstanding shares in the company. Shareholders voted in August to double the number of authorized shares to 1.6 billion from 800 million, effectively agreeing to dilute the value of their holdings as new shares are issued.

The company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investors-pummel-nikola-shares-after-new-stock-and-debt-sales

Nikola CFO resigns after 6 months in role

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Nikola Corp. Chief Financial Officer Anastasia “Stasy” Pasterick is leaving the role after just six...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nikola-cfo-resigns-after-6-months-in-role

Daimler Truck CEO will take on finance role temporarily

Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum will temporarily add the CFO role as the global truck maker’s Supervisory Board seeks a permanent replacement for the recently deceased Jochen Goetz.

The sudden death of the 52-year-old Goetz “leaves the company and its employees dismayed,” Daimler said in a news release Monday. No cause of death was announced following his passing on Aug. 5.

“The large number of expressions of grief and condolence underlines how closely the former CFO of Daimler Truck was associated...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/daimler-truck-ceo-will-take-on-finance-role-temporarily

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