By Kevin McCauley
Navistar International, the commercial/military truck, bus and diesel engine giant, has named Jim Spangler chief communications officer.
The 25-year-plus PR veteran spent a dozen years at Tenneco, where he held the VP-global communications post.
Previously, Spangler was global PR and media relations director for Arthur Andersen and a staffer in Amoco’s PA and government affairs group. He began his career as reporter for City News Bureau in Chicago.
Navistar earned $94M on $6B first-half sales.
The Warrenville, Ill.-based company announced June 28 the return of former VP-marketing Al Saltiel to its executive ranks.
Saltiel, who is now chief marketing officer, had been serving as president of Navistar’s joint global truck venture with Caterpillar. |