John O‘Leary Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Daimler Trucks North America

The Board of Management of Daimler Truck AG has appointed John O’Leary as the next President and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) with its brands Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation.

Effective April 1, 2021, O’Leary follows Roger Nielsen, who retires effective April 30, 2021 after 35 years in the company, the last four years as its president and CEO.

O’Leary started at DTNA with Freightliner in 2000. Since September 2020, O’Leary has been the Chief Transformation Officer for Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Germany.

“John O’Leary has more than 20 years of experience at DTNA and knows the North American commercial vehicle business like no other. As CFO of DTNA and lately as Chief Transformation Officer of Mercedes-Benz Trucks he has proven that his experience and knowledge make him just the right person to successfully lead DTNA into the future,” says Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Truck AG and member of the board of management Daimler AG.