internal
R. Preston Feight
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
6 yr
25 reports
PACCAR Inc ·PCAR
Brand presidents run trucks; CEO sits above a divisional stack
Motor Vehicles & Parts · Fortune #133 · Divisional structure · 30K employees · Bellevue, WA
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
2.6
Avg span
moderate
4
Max depth
4 levels
3.2 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.0yr from FY2024
80%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$28.4B
Net income
$2.4B
Total assets
$44.3B
Shares out
526M
Sourced from PACCAR Inc DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-18 ↗ View on SEC
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Brand presidents and regional leaders run PACCAR’s truck businesses under a lean corporate center, with the CEO overseeing a clearly divisional stack. This page maps PACCAR’s executive structure, recent leadership changes, and how its governance compares with global truck manufacturing peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal C. Michael Dozier departed as Executive Vice President
Announced retirement effective April 1, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Kevin D. Baney
President
Executive
0 yr
12 reports
internal
Brice J. Poplawski
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
3 yr
6 reports
internal
W. Lance Walters
Vice President, International Operations
Operations
0 yr
6 reports
internal
M. K. Walton
Vice President & General Counsel
Legal
4 yr
4 reports
internal
Raja Shembekar
Vice President, International Business Development
Strategy
1 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 3 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
R. Preston Feight $19.5M
- Non-equity incentive
- $6.83M
- Pension change
- $2.51M
- Other
- $18K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Brice J. Poplawski $2.2M
- Non-equity incentive
- $259K
- Pension change
- $685K
- Other
- $18K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Kevin D. Baney $3.8M
- Non-equity incentive
- $597K
- Pension change
- $788K
- Other
- $18K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×Director cash retainer
Non-employee directors are expected to hold five times their annual cash retainer in company stock.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| R. Preston Feight | 468K | <1% |
| Brice J. Poplawski | 25K | <1% |
| Kevin D. Baney | 62K | <1% |
The businesses
How PACCAR Inc divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Truck Segment
20K employees
Chief Executive Officer (R. Preston Feight)
Designs and manufactures Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF commercial trucks worldwide.
Parts Segment
6K employees
President (Kevin D. Baney)
Distributes aftermarket parts through a global dealer and TRP network.
Financial Services
3K employees
Senior Vice President & CFO (Brice J. Poplawski)
Provides financing and leasing for PACCAR trucks and equipment.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
PACCAR’s most distinctive feature is that its core truck businesses operate as strong brands beneath a relatively small corporate center, with the CEO overseeing a divisional stack rather than a heavy functional matrix.
The chart shows a President role elevated in 2026, consolidating corporate manufacturing, engineering, IT and HR, while brand and regional operations remain separated below. This preserves autonomy for Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF while keeping capital allocation and governance centralized.
Compared with many global manufacturers, PACCAR’s CEO span is moderate and the structure remains only four levels deep. Finance, Legal and International Operations report directly to the CEO, but most operational leverage sits with the President and regional VPs. Recent retirements among long‑tenured EVPs reduced executive layer thickness, reinforcing a leaner top team.
- President role elevated in 2026
- No standalone COO
- Divisional truck brands with centralized finance
The comparison
How PACCAR Inc stacks up
Relative to peers like Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, PACCAR maintains a more compact corporate center and relies more heavily on brand-led execution. European peers typically place brand CEOs directly under the group CEO, whereas PACCAR interposes a President role to coordinate shared services. Compared with U.S. …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
PACCAR Inc
4 levels
Daimler Truck
5 levels
Volvo Group
6 levels
Traton
5 levels
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
PACCAR Inc — no COO — no CAIO
Daimler Truck ✓ COO — no CAIO
Volvo Group ✓ COO — no CAIO
Traton — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was Kevin Baney’s promotion to President in January 2026, reshaping PACCAR’s top operating layer.
- departed
- promotedW. Lance Walters Vice President, International Operations
Promoted effective April 1, 2026 with expanded regional responsibilities.
Source - promoted
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-18
- CEO
- R. Preston Feight
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Year marked by multiple planned executive retirements.
Named executive officers (6)
- R. Preston Feight - Chief Executive Officer since 2019
- H. C. Schippers - President & CFO
- B. J. Poplawski - Senior Vice President & CFO
- K. D. Baney - Executive Vice President
- C. M. Dozier - Executive Vice President
- D. C. Siver - Executive Vice President
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-19
- CEO
- R. Preston Feight
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
Stable executive team ahead of 2025–2026 transitions.
Named executive officers (5)
- R. Preston Feight - Chief Executive Officer since 2019
- H. C. Schippers - President & CFO
- B. J. Poplawski - Senior Vice President & CFO
- K. D. Baney - Executive Vice President
- C. M. Dozier - Executive Vice President
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-20
- CEO
- R. Preston Feight
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yr
Legacy EVP cohort still intact.
Named executive officers (5)
- R. Preston Feight - Chief Executive Officer since 2019
- H. C. Schippers - President & CFO
- T. R. Hubbard - Executive Vice President
- C. M. Dozier - Executive Vice President
- D. C. Siver - Executive Vice President
Year-over-year changes
One EVP departure modestly reduced average tenure while overall structure remained stable.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4.8 → 4.2 yr
- departed T. R. Hubbard - Executive Vice President (was Executive Vice President) (DEF 14A 2025)
Promotion of a President role and EVP retirements reshaped PACCAR’s top team.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4.2 → 3.5 yr
- promoted Kevin D. Baney - President (was Executive Vice President) (DEF 14A 2026)
- departed C. M. Dozier - Executive Vice President (was Executive Vice President) (8-K Jan 16 2026)
The board
Board of directors
11 directors. 9 of 11 independent (82%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Mark C. Pigott
Chair Inside
Executive Chairman, PACCAR Inc
R. Preston Feight
Inside
Chief Executive Officer, PACCAR Inc
Also on: Deere & Company
Pierre R. Breber
Independent
Former CFO, Chevron
Also on: Southwest Airlines, The Clorox Company
Dame Alison J. Carnwath
Independent
Senior Adviser, Evercore Partners
Also on: Coller Capital Ltd.
Kirk S. Hachigian
Independent
Former CEO, Cooper Industries
Also on: NextEra Energy, L3Harris Technologies
Brice A. Hill
Independent
CFO & CIO, Applied Materials
Barbara B. Hulit
Independent
Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
John M. Pigott
Independent
Partner, Beta Business Ventures
Also on: ChemChamp North America
Luiz A. S. Pretti
Independent
Ganesh Ramaswamy
Independent
Mark A. Schulz
Independent
The board, organized
Board committees
3 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent 5 mtgs/yr
- Dame Alison J. Carnwath Chair
- Pierre R. Breber
- Kirk S. Hachigian
Compensation Committee
100% independent 5 mtgs/yr
- Kirk S. Hachigian Chair
- Barbara B. Hulit
- Brice A. Hill
Nominating and Governance Committee
100% independent 4 mtgs/yr
- Dame Alison J. Carnwath Chair
- Pierre R. Breber
- Ganesh Ramaswamy
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of PACCAR?
R. Preston Feight has served as PACCAR’s CEO since July 2019.
What type of organizational structure does PACCAR use?
PACCAR uses a divisional structure built around its truck brands and segments.
How many direct reports does PACCAR's CEO have?
PACCAR’s CEO currently has five direct executive reports.
How has PACCAR's leadership changed recently?
In 2026 PACCAR promoted Kevin Baney to President and saw the retirement of EVP C. Michael Dozier.
Does PACCAR have a COO?
No. PACCAR does not have a COO; operating coordination sits with the President and divisional leaders.
Sources
- 8-K, Jan 16 2026
- DEF 14A, Mar 18 2026
- SEC EDGAR: PACCAR Inc DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: PACCAR Inc 10-K Annual Report
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