Navistar Names Friedrich W. Baumann SVP Of Strategy and Planning

Navistar International Corporation has announced that Friedrich W. Baumann  has joined the company as senior vice president, Strategy and Planning. Baumann, 52, comes to Navistar following a 24-year career at Daimler Trucks, where he most recently served as senior vice president at Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA), heading their Aftermarket business unit.

Baumann, who joined the company April 2, leads Navistar’s strategic planning, product planning and analytics teams. He also overseas Navistar’s strategic alliance with Volkswagen Truck and Bus. He reports to Clarke and serves on the company’s senior leadership team

Baumann had served as senior vice president of the aftermarket business unit of DTNA since 2012. In this role, he also served as a board member of the DTNA Operating Committee. Prior to that, Baumann was the managing director of Engine Holding GmbH, a joint venture between Daimler AG and Rolls-Royce plc., based in Stuttgart, Germany.

From 2009-2011, Baumann was the group director of strategy and business development for Global Truck, Bus and Van divisions of Daimler AG. Prior to that he was president of Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC and at the same time served on the boards of Atlantic Detroit Diesel Allison LLC and Florida Detroit Diesel Allison LLC. He began his career with Freightliner in 1993, and has held a number of roles of increasing responsibilities in many areas of the company in both the United States and Germany.