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Detroit Diesel Corp.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.5B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Detroit Diesel (DDC) is the leading manufacturer of on-highway medium and heavy-duty diesel engines for the commercial truck market. As such, DDC is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and service of these products, in addition to supporting alternative fuel engines and hybrid engine strategies for the marketplace. Offering a complete product line up from 170 to 515 horsepower for the on-highway market, DDC supplies Series 60 engines on a worldwide basis and Mercedes Benz engines in North America. Detroit Diesel engines are serviced through a worldwide network of more than 1,900 authorized distributor and dealer locations. Detroit Diesel is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel truck engines. Within DaimlerChrysler AG, DDC is part of the Freightliner - Trucks NAFTA Business Unit.

President and CEO of Mtu Detroit Diesel
Ulrich Kemnitz
Number of Employees 2,999
Contact Information

13400 Outer Dr W

Detroit, Michigan 48239

www.detroitdies...

NAICS Code Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing: 333618

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ulrich Kemnitz President and CEO of Mtu Detroit Diesel
Andrew M Williamson Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Glenn Lysinger Chief Compliance Officer
John Galbraith Chief Quality Officer
David F. Merrion Executive Vice President of Engineering
A. Gordon Clark Senior Vice President, Sales
Cal Sharp Senior Vice President, Admin
Jeff Wallis Senior Vice President, Parts, Service & Customer Support
Paul F. Walters Senior Vice President
Robert A. Sisk Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Development
Robert R. Allran Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering
Walter Puetz Senior Vice President, Product Engineering
Bernard Bentgen Vice President of Marine Sales
Chris Ellswood Vice President, Procurement
Craig Hendrickson Vice President, Construction, Indus Sales & Marketing
Dave Mayoras Vice President, Hwy Sales & Marketing
Dave Oliphant Vice President for the Power Generation and Oil
Dave Sears Vice President of Customer Assurance
George Polson Vice President of Sales Integration
John F. Farmer General Counsel & Vice President
Pat Scully Vice President, Business & Coach Sales
R .Scott Jenkins Vice President of Sales for the Construction & Industrial
Scott Vaughan Vice President, Marine Sales & Marketing
Ted Grulke Vice President, Govt Sales & Marketing
Tedd D. Grulke Vice President of Government Sales
Tom Freiwald Vice President, Marketing
Gregory Stohler Director, Marketing
Tom Diefenbaker Director-Electronics Products Business Development
Brad Williamson Product Manager
Joshua Peters Product Manager
Liane C. Bilicki Senior Communications Manager
Mark Bara Senior Vice President & General Manager, Product
Sheree Greenhalge Manager, Public Relations
Chris Patterson
John Humphrey

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Mtu Detroit Diesel CEO Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. President and CEO of Mtu Detroit Diesel Current
Mtu Detroit Diesel President Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Chief Compliance Officer Current
Detroit Deisel Corporation Chief Quality Officer Former

As chief quality officer for Detroit Diesel (DDC), a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, John Galbraith is responsible for all Quality, Materials Engineering, Reliability and Vendor Recovery activities for the company. He also serves on DDC's executive committee, the company's senior policy-making group. Galbraith joined Detroit Diesel in May 2004 as the director of Warranty Improvement. He has extensive industry experience, including 15 years with Cummins Engine Company, Inc. Between 2002 and 2004 he was responsible for Reliability Improvement for Cummins Heavy Duty Business, leading a group of Six Sigma Black Belts generating a 10 percent annualized reduction in warranty expenditure. Additionally, he was a recipient of the 2003 Chairman's Award for Six Sigma Excellence for his sponsorship of a project resulting in $9.5 million of savings.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Chief Quality Officer Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Executive Vice President of Engineering Current
Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Executive Current
Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Scr-Tech Board of Directors Current
Hy-Drive Technologies Ltd Director Current
Asme Board of Directors Current
Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. Director Current
Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. Fellow Current
Asme Member Current
Engine Manufacturers Association President Former
Detroit Diesel Corp. Consent Decree Compliance Auditor Former
Detroit Diesel Corp. Director Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology master's degree in mechanical engineering Former

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Sales Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Admin Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Parts, Service & Customer Support Current
Detroit Deisel Corporation Senior Vice President, Parts, Service & Customer Support Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Development Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Operations & Engineering Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President, Product Engineering Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. Member Former

Bernard Bentgen, Vice President of Marine Sales, entered into his current assignment in July of 2003. The Marine group is responsible for managing sales and application engineering in the Commercial Marine, Recreational Marine and Marine Genset markets. Bernard also oversees the North American Marine Defense market.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President of Marine Sales Current

As vice president Procurement for Detroit Diesel (DDC), a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, Chris Ellswood is responsible for the procurement of direct and indirect products and services. He reports through the Commercial Vehicle Procurement organization (PCV) with central offices located in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as directly to DDC's Carsten Reinhardt, Chief Executive Officer and President. Ellswood also serves on the DDC Executive Committee, the company's senior policy-making group.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Procurement Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Construction, Indus Sales & Marketing Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Hwy Sales & Marketing Current

David Oliphant is Vice President for the Power Generation and Oil & Gas markets. David began his career at the Detroit Diesel Training Center in 1992 as a product trainer teaching Series 60 overhaul and DDEC electronics courses. David then moved to the sales department where he held positions in both the OEM and Regional Field groups. David took on his current assignment for the PowerGen market in 2001, managing the sales and application engineering functions for product sold in the electrical generation market, in the form of both loose engines and complete generator systems. Responsibility for the Oil & Gas market was added in 2003.

Organization Position Status
Power Generation Vice President Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President for the Power Generation and Oil Current

Dave Sears, Vice President of Customer Assurance, has been with the company for over 25 years. Dave's experience ranges from product technical service at the beginning of his career, to the initial release of the Series 60 engine and OEM key account sales management for Detroit Diesel Corporation's On-Highway business. He also spent several years in a program management role for the Off-Highway small engine business. In his current assignment, Dave is responsible for product technical support, parts sales and logistics, engine remanufacturing, large engine support for the marine defense business, warranty administration and product training.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President of Customer Assurance Current

George Polson, Vice President of Sales Integration, has been with the company over 35 years. George began his career at Detroit Diesel running the emission certification testing in the early days of the EPA program. Since then, he has been involved with product development, emission certification, facility planning, application engineering and program management. He has spent over 15 years supporting the mining business involved in engineering, customer support and sales. His current assignment supports the Off-Highway sales functions of MTU Detroit Diesel, including management of the distributor organization, marketing, product management, order processing and delivery. George is a graduate mechanical engineer.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President of Sales Integration Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. General Counsel & Vice President Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Business & Coach Sales Current

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The Rail Corporation Vice President of Sales Current
Construction and Industrial Vice President of Sales Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President of Sales for the Construction & Industrial Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Marine Sales & Marketing Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Govt Sales & Marketing Current

Tedd D. Grulke was named Vice President of Government Sales in January 1988. His previous experience includes serving on the Engineering Department Steering Committee and as Program Manager for the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle engine contract. Today he is responsible for integrating the marketing strategy for MTU and Detroit Diesel defense products in North America.

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President of Government Sales Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Vice President, Marketing Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Director, Marketing Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Director-Electronics Products Business Development Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Product Manager Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Product Manager Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Communications Manager Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Product Current

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Detroit Diesel Corp. Manager, Public Relations Current

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Western Star Trucks Inc. CEO Current
Freightliner LLC President and CEO Current
Thomas Built Buses, Inc. Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. Current
Freightliner Custom Chassis Current
Freightliner LLC Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Former
The University of Western Ontario M.B.A. Former

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Roper Industries, Inc. Principal Financial Officer Current
Detroit Diesel Corp. Current
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Honeywell Aerospace Chief Financial Officer Former
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Honeywell Aerospace Vice President, Finance Former
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