Oshkosh Corporation Selects Kim Metcalf-Kupres for Board of Directors
May 11 2016 - 06:50AM
Business Wire
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading manufacturer of
specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, announced today the
appointment of Kim Metcalf-Kupres to its Board of Directors as a
new, independent director. Metcalf-Kupres is vice president and
chief marketing officer for Johnson Controls, (NYSE: JCI). With
this addition, the Oshkosh Board voted to increase its size to 13
directors, 12 of whom are independent.
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Oshkosh Corporation announced today the
appointment of Kim Metcalf-Kupres to its Board of Directors as a
new, independent director. Metcalf-Kupres is vice president and
chief marketing officer for Johnson Controls. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“We are pleased to welcome Kim as the newest member of the
Oshkosh Corporation Board of Directors,” said Richard M. Donnelly,
Oshkosh Corporation chairman of the Board of Directors. “Kim is a
champion of strategic deployment, innovation, and commercial
excellence and her experience in channel management, business
development and strategic marketing will assist our business and
global expansion initiatives. In addition, she believes strongly in
focusing on the customers’ needs, understanding market dynamics and
creating new technologies, all consistent with the Oshkosh
Corporation MOVE strategy.”
Ms. Metcalf-Kupres was appointed as Johnson Controls’ first ever
chief marketing officer in May 2013. She directs strategy,
innovation and business transformation, along with sales, marketing
and communications functions across the enterprise. She is also a
founding member and long-time sponsor of the Women’s Resource
Network at Johnson Controls, and actively engaged in gender parity
work sponsored by the World Economic Forum.
Metcalf-Kupres joined Johnson Controls in 1994 and has held
numerous leadership roles of increasing responsibilities during her
time at the company. Johnson Controls is a global multi industrial
leader serving customers in more than 150 countries. Johnson
Controls creates quality products, services and solutions to
optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings;
lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid
and electric vehicles; and seating components and systems for
automobiles.
Prior to Johnson Controls, Metcalf-Kupres previously worked in
marketing and business development roles at Menasha Corporation,
Scotsman Industries and ITW. She received her Bachelor of Arts
degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan and her
Master of Business Administration degree from Lake Forest Graduate
School of Management, Lake Forest, Illinois.
About Oshkosh
Corporation
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of a broad range of access equipment, commercial, fire
& emergency, military and specialty vehicles and vehicle
bodies. Oshkosh Corporation manufactures, distributes and services
products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®,
Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh
products are valued worldwide by rental companies, concrete
placement and refuse businesses, fire & emergency departments,
municipal and airport services and defense forces, where high
quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term
value are paramount. For more information, visit
www.oshkoshcorporation.com.
®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are
trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements
other than statements of historical fact, including, without
limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial
position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs,
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