Preston Feight appointed president DAF Trucks N.V.

Eindhoven, 26 February 2016. PACCAR Inc, parent company of DAF Trucks N.V., announced that Preston Feight has been promoted to the position of president of DAF Trucks N.V, effective April 1, 2016. Preston Feight is succeeding Harrie Schippers, who has been promoted to PACCAR senior vice president with responsibility for DAF Trucks and PACCAR Parts at the corporate office in Seattle.  

Preston Feight has been with PACCAR for 18 years, with his most recent assignment as PACCAR vice president and general manager of Kenworth Truck Company. Within PACCAR he has held positions of increasing responsibility at Kenworth including chief engineer and assistant general manager of Marketing & Sales. Preston Feight is a graduate of Northern Arizona University (B.S. – mechanical engineering) and the University of Colorado (M.S. – engineering management). In his new assignment his responsibilities will also include Leyland Trucks in the United Kingdom.

Harrie Schippers has been with the company for 30 years, with his most recent assignment as PACCAR vice president and president DAF Trucks. He has held various accounting and finance positions of increasing responsibility, including DAF finance director, before being named DAF president in 2010. Harrie Schippers is a graduate of Tilburg University (M.S. – Economics) and attended the Stanford Executive Development Program in 2007. 

DAF Trucks N.V., a subsidiary of the PACCAR Inc., is a leading manufacturer of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. DAF manufactures a full range of tractor units and trucks, offering the right vehicle for every transport application. DAF is also a leading provider of services: MultiSupport repair and maintenance contracts, financial services from PACCAR Financial and a first-class parts delivery service by PACCAR Parts. In addition, DAF develops and manufactures components such as axles and engines for bus and coach manufacturers worldwide. DAF Trucks N.V. has production facilities in Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Westerlo in Belgium, Leyland in the United Kingdom and Ponta Grossa in Brazil, and over 1,000 dealers and service points in Europe and beyond.

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