Mack Trucks, Inc. Names Matthew Walsh Vice President - Export

Mack Trucks, Inc. announced that Matthew Walsh has been named vice president – export for its International Operations business, effective immediately. In his new position, Mr. Walsh will be responsible for Mack’s international export business, sales and distribution development. His duties will include overseeing export marketing, truck and parts sales, logistics, customer support and distributor development.

“The export component of Mack’s International Operations business has grown rapidly in the past several years,” said Frank Meehan, Mack’s senior vice president of international operations. “Matt has played a major role in the recent success of our export activities and he will help us continue this impressive growth.”

Exports of trucks and components has been an important area for Mack for decades. Mack® trucks are sold and serviced through an extensive distribution network in more than 45 countries, and the brand is particularly strong in Latin America and Australia. In South America, Mack de Venezuela C.A. assembles several models in the Mack line and distributes trucks and parts in that country. The company's largest overseas operation, Mack Trucks Australia Pty. Ltd., is an industrial and commercial subsidiary organized under Volvo Commercial Vehicles Australia and located in Brisbane, Queensland.

Mr. Walsh joined Mack in 1996 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within International Operations, most recently as director of international parts sales, logistics and CKD (completely knocked down or disassembled trucks for export) operations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business logistics from Penn State. He lives in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania and will continue to be based in Allentown.

Dedicated to quality, reliability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks, Inc. has provided its customers with innovative transportation solutions for more than a century. Today, Mack is one of North America's largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, and MACK® vehicles are sold and serviced in more than 45 countries worldwide. All Mack manufacturing locations are certified to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 standard for quality and ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the Road, an American Trucking Associations' public information campaign aimed at enhancing the safety of our nation's roadways.

Mack is a member of the Volvo Group, a publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. With annual sales of approximately $34 billion, Volvo business areas include heavy trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace, and financial services.

For more information about Mack, visit our Web site at www.macktrucks.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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