LISLE, Ill., Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar
International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced it has
appointed Julie Ragland as senior
vice president and Chief Information Officer, effective
September 17. Ragland replaces
Terry Kline, who announced his
retirement.
Ragland joins the company from Adient, a leading supplier of
automotive interiors, where she served as vice president,
Information Technology and helped to establish the company's first
IT organization after its separation from Johnson Controls. She
will report to Troy Clarke,
Navistar's chairman, president and chief executive officer.
"Julie brings a wealth of IT experience and insight to Navistar,
which will be critical as we pursue our growth goals," Clarke said.
"I'm confident that she will build on the technology improvements
already achieved under Terry's leadership. I also want to thank
Terry for his many contributions to Navistar during its successful
turnaround."
"This is an exciting time to join Navistar," Ragland said. "The
company has demonstrated impressive momentum and innovation in the
truck and bus markets it serves. I'm looking forward to working
with the team to build on these accomplishments as the company
transforms itself for future opportunities."
Prior to joining Adient, Ragland served as vice president, IT,
Corporate Applications at Johnson Controls, where she had
previously served as director of IT for Power Solutions and
director of IT for Building Efficiency. Before that, she served as
consulting director at Answerport, Inc., a management and
technology consulting firm. Prior to that, she had served as a
senior manager at Ernst & Young.
Ragland is a graduate of the Carlson School of Management at the
University of Minnesota, where she
earned a bachelor's degree in accounting.
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation
(NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates
produce International® brand commercial and military
trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus® brand
school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and
diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing
services. Additional information is available at
www.Navistar.com.
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