Stephen Roy named President of Mack Trucks

Stephen Roy has been appointed President of Mack Trucks and a new member of Volvo Group´s executive board.

Roy will take on his new position as of June 1, and he will succeed Martin Weissburg, who will retire after a long and successful career within the Volvo Group.

Weissburg has served as a member of the Volvo Group executive board for more than a decade and has been leader of Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Trucks. He will now join the Board of Nova Bus.

As a member of the Volvo Group executive board, Roy will report to Volvo Group President and CEO Martin Lundstedt.

Roy began his Volvo Group career in 1996 and currently holds the position of Head of Region North America for Volvo Construction Equipment.

He has served in leadership positions since September 2016 with Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE). Before joining VCE, Roy had extensive experience with the Volvo Group’s North American truck organization, including serving as President of Mack Trucks North America, and as the executive leader of Uptime, Aftermarket and Soft Products, and Parts Sales and Marketing for Mack and Volvo Trucks North America.

Prior to joining the truck organization, he spent more than 11 years with Volvo and Mack Financial Services in various positions, including Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Sales. Before joining the Volvo Group, Roy was responsible for direct sales of leasing services and niche market development for Cargill Leasing Corporation’s Vendor Transportation Group.

Roy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Wake Forest University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), and chairs AEM’s Construction Equipment sector board. He will be located in Greensboro, North Carolina.