Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000
ROBERT G. BOHN is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Oshkosh Truck Corporation. He was appointed CEO in October 1997 and
Chairman in January 2000. Prior to becoming Chairman and CEO, Mr. Bohn
was President and Chief Operating Officer for Oshkosh Truck. He also
held the position of President of Pierce Manufacturing Inc. since the
company's acquisition by Oshkosh Truck Corporation in September 1996.
Mr. Bohn led Pierce's corporate management team and had overall
responsibility for sales and marketing, manufacturing operations,
quality, new product development and purchasing at the company. Since
joining Oshkosh Truck in May 1992 as Group Vice President,
Manufacturing, he has overseen a substantial reduction in manufacturing
hours for commercial vehicles and reductions of inventory space and
cost. He was elected to the position as President and Chief Operating
Officer of Oshkosh Truck in February 1994. At that time he was named a
member of Oshkosh's Board of Directors. Mr. Bohn has developed extensive
experience in manufacturing and implementation of employee involvement
concepts for increased production efficiency and cost effective
operations. He came to Oshkosh Truck from Johnson Controls Inc., where
he held increasingly responsible positions in both North American and
European manufacturing operations. In his previous position as Director
of European Operations for Johnson Controls, Mr. Bohn developed just-in-
time inventory systems for 10 plants in Europe. These European plants
had sales of $525 million and received high marks for service, delivery
and price. Mr. Bohn's international operations received top customer-
quality awards while using employee involvement and the total-quality
concept. Profile
Mr. Bohn: Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a diversified industrial company
with an excellent track record for performance,
