ACT Expo 2017

Tim Smith
General Manager of Business Strategy and Planning
Navistar International Corporation


Tim Smith is the general manager of Business Strategy and Planning for Navistar International Corporation, a major manufacturer of commercial trucks, buses and defense vehicle. He joined the firm in July of 2007. With 34 years of industry experience, Smith recently took on the corporate planning role leading the portfolio development of products and services for the company. In this capacity he is responsible for combining customer requirements and segment trends with the resources necessary to execute worldwide integrated cycle plans. He also manages the company’s PMO and alliance product planning activities. Prior to this assignment he served as chief of staff and executive Advisor to the chief executive officer driving cross-functional teams in efficiency and growth initiatives. Before joining Navistar, Smith worked at Freightliner/Daimler Trucks delivering engineering, planning, and efficiency improvements programs while engaging global cross-functional teams driving scale, quality improvements and complexity reduction programs across its business units worldwide. He also has held a variety of engineering and management roles at Dana Corporation. Smith received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo.

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