Gigou Moves to Volvo, Vikner Returns to Mack
Both Mack and VTNA, with headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., are subsidiaries of Volvo Global Trucks, located in Stockholm.
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At the same time, Paul Vikner, a veteran Mack executive, will replace Gigou in July at the helm of Mack, based in Lehigh Valley, Pa.
igou will retain his position as a senior vice president of the parent company. Prior to joining Mack, Gigou was managing director of Renault UK from 1991 to 1996.
He began working for Mack in 1972, and held management positions in its international division until 1979. He went on to hold a number of management positions with Iveco Trucks of North America Inc., Isuzu Truck of America Inc., and American Isuzu Motors Inc., before returning to Mack in 1995 as senior vice president - sales. In 1996, he was named executive vice president - sales and marketing.
Mack has about 18% of the North American Class 8 truck market, which refers to trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 33,000 pounds.
Volvo Trucks North America has 9% of that market.
Mack sales are 23% less for the first five months of 2001 as compared to the first five months of 2000. For the same period, Volvo truck sales are 34% less this year as compared to last year. However, while Mack sales are down less than 1% in comparing May 2001 to May 2000, Volvo sales are down 46.8%.
"We will have two very competent, highly motivated people with broad experience of the American truck industry taking charge of our demanding operations in North America. This will be to the benefit of our customers, our dealers and our employees," says Tryggve Sthen, CEO and president of Volvo Global Trucks.
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