OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Oshkosh Corporation CEO Charles Szews will retire on December 31st.
That’s according to the company, who also said that Wilson Jones will take over as the chief executive officer on January 1st.
According to Oshkosh Corp., Szews will also retire from the company’s Board of Directors on which he has served since 2007. He joined Oshkosh in 1996 as chief financial officer, served as president and COO from 2007 to 2011 before taking the reigns as CEO.
Jones will also replace Szews on the company’s board.
“The Board of Directors is very grateful for the strong leadership demonstrated by Charlie Szews through the last five years as he led the Company to successfully overcome significant U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spending reductions and the lingering effects of the Great Recession,” said Richard M. Donnelly, chairman of the Oshkosh Corporation Board of Directors in a statement. “During his career, Charlie led our Company through numerous historical milestones and contributed to the Company’s growth from $400 million in sales in 1996 to more than $6 billion expected in 2015. Most recently, he and the entire Oshkosh team worked fervently to win the revolutionary DoD Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract.
“We expect the transition of Wilson Jones to CEO to be seamless as Charlie and the Board have been preparing for this for several years. Wilson has been with the Company for a decade, gaining greater leadership and business responsibilities, as well as successfully serving as president for two of Oshkosh’s business segments prior to his August 2012 appointment to president and COO.”
Jones is the president and chief operating officer of Oshkosh, a position he was appointed to in August 2012.
