
In the Top 25% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably
Mr. Wilson R. Jones has been the Chief Executive Officer of Oshkosh Corporation since January 1, 2016 and has been its President since August 1, 2012. Mr. Jones served as the Chief Operating Officer of Oshkosh Corporation since August 1, 2012 until January 21st 2016. Mr. Jones served as an Executive Vice President and President of Access Equipment Segment of Oshkosh Corporation since July 2010. He served as the President of Medtec Ambulance Corporation. He served as President of JLG Industries, Inc. since July 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of the Access Equipment segment at Oshkosh Corporation since July 2010. Mr. Jones served as Executive Vice President of Oshkosh Corporation and served as its President of Access Equipment Segment from May 2010 to July 2010. He served as the President of Fire & Emergency Group from October 1, 2008 to May 2010. He served as President of Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. since July 10, 2007, where he was responsible for Medtec Ambulance Corporation and Kewaunee Fabrications, L.L.C. He served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Fire and Emergency Group. He served as Vice President and General Manager of the Airport Products Business Unit of Oshkosh Corporation since joining in 2005. where he led a strategic International initiative. He has been in specialty vehicle manufacturing for more than 20 years. He served as Vice President of sales and marketing of Oshkosh's airport products of Oshkosh since August 15, 2005. He has almost 20 years of management experience in the fire and emergency and bus industries, encompassing all aspects of sales, marketing and operations and the last 12 years have been focused in the fire and emergency industry. He served as Vice President of sales and marketing at Akron Brass Company from 2002 to 2005. He served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Emergency One, a manufacturer of fire and emergency vehicles. Mr. Jones has been a Director of Oshkosh Corporation since January 1, 2016. He has been an Independent Director of Thor Industries Inc. since August 1, 2014. He serves as Director of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association and the American Ambulance Association. He holds a B.A. in Business Administration from North Texas State University.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Oshkosh Corporation.
Based on 60 ratings, Wilson Jones ranks right below Navistar's CEO, Troy Clarke.
Oshkosh Corporation's CEO is highly regarded by the Product department, Male employees, and Caucasian employees. However, Female employees, employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years, and the IT department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Oshkosh Corporation ranks in the Top 25% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for CEO Rating Score.
