Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 1999
ROBERT BOHN is President and CEO of Oshkosh Truck Corporation. He was
appointed CEO in October 1997. Prior to becoming 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,
Mr. Bohn 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, a position he holds in addition to his
responsibilities as CEO and president of Oshkosh Truck. 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
Oshkosh Truck just to set the stage for our readers?
Mr. Bohn: Oshkosh Truck Corporation was founded back in 1917
