WARRENVILLE, Ill. — Navistar Inc. has announced that Al Saltiel, former president of NC2 Global, LLC, has returned to Navistar, Inc. as chief marketing officer. NC2, is the 50/50 global joint venture between Caterpillar and Navistar, which develops, manufactures and distributes commercial trucks outside North America and India. Prior to his two-year post at NC2, Saltiel had served as vice president, marketing for Navistar.
Phil Christman, Navistar’s president for global truck operations and a member of the NC2 board of directors, has been named as president of NC2 to leverage opportunities in growth markets.
“Phil’s product and industry knowledge and Al’s ability to advance Navistar’s brand strategy make both men well suited for their new roles,” said Daniel Ustian, Navistar’s chairman, president and CEO. “During his time at NC2, Al did an outstanding job of introducing Cat and International products and dealers in key markets. He’ll bring bold ideas to our mission of growing Navistar brands globally. Phil’s extensive experience growing our global business makes him the ideal leader to take our JV with Caterpillar to the next level.”
In Saltiel’s new role as chief marketing officer, he will manage Navistar’s marketing resources and will have worldwide responsibility for driving Navistar’s expanding portfolio of brands.
Navistar also announced that Jim Spangler has been named chief communications officer and will lead the company’s corporate communications globally.
“We are proud to have Jim join the Navistar team and are confident that his proven leadership and experience in our industry will help continue to build Navistar’s reputation in the global marketplace,” said Ustian.
A 26-year communications veteran, Spangler brings to Navistar a wide range of communications experience. He spent nearly 12 years with Tenneco, where he served as vice president of global communications and was responsible for corporate positioning, communications strategy and policy, executive communications, employee communications, media relations and public relations. Before joining Tenneco, Jim was director of global public relations and media relations for Arthur Andersen. Spangler also spent nearly eight years at Amoco Corp., in roles of increasing responsibility within the company’s public and government affairs group. He began his career as a reporter at City News Bureau of Chicago.
Spangler holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the Arthur Page Society and the Public Relations Society of America.
