WARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) announced today that
retired General Stanley A. McChrystal, one of the nation's most
accomplished military leaders, has been named to its board of directors,
effective immediately.
The selection of Gen. McChrystal increases the number of Navistar board
members to 11. He was appointed to be a member of the board's finance
committee.
Gen. McChrystal, 56, is a 34-year U.S. Army veteran of multiple wars. He
commanded the U.S. and NATO's security mission in Afghanistan, served as
the director of the Joint Staff and was the Commander of Joint Special
Operations Command, where he was responsible for the nation's deployed
military counter terrorism efforts.
Gen. McChrystal is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at
West Point, the United States Naval Command and Staff College and was a
military fellow at both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Kennedy
School of Government at Harvard University.
Currently the General is a member of the board of directors of JetBlue
Airways Corporation, a commercial airline. He is also teaching a seminar
on leadership at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale
University and serves alongside his wife, Annie, on the board of
directors for the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a non-profit organization
committed to helping wounded veterans and their families.
"We are fortunate that Gen. McChrystal is joining the Navistar board of
directors," said Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and
chief executive officer. "His years of military leadership and service
will be of great value to Navistar as we further expand our global and
military businesses."
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company
whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International®
brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce® brand diesel
engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco®
RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand
chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label
designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van
and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine
service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional
information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.
Navistar International Corporation
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