What Happened?
Oshkosh, WI-based Oshkosh Corporation has Retired Michael K. Rohrkaste as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Oshkosh Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of access equipment, specialty vehicles and truck bodies for the primary markets of defense, concrete placement, refuse hauling, access equipment and fire & emergency. The company`s major brands - Oshkosh, JLG, Pierce, McNeilus, IMT, Jerr-Dan, CON-E-CO and London - are considered leaders in their industries. JLG leads with a diverse product portfolio including leading brands such as JLG® aerial work platforms; JLG, SkyTrak® and Lull® and telehandlers. Under its Pierce® brand, Oshkosh is North America`s leading fire truck manufacturer. Oshkosh is among the world`s leading defense vehicle manufacturers. McNeilus® brand concrete mixers are used by more concrete producers than any other. McNeilus is the world leader in refuse collection bodies. Jerr-Dan is a top name in towing and recovery equipment. CON-E-CO is a leading U.S. concrete batch plant manufacturer, and London is the leading Canadian concrete mixer manufacturer. Founded in 1917, Oshkosh Corporation has manufacturing operations in eight U.S. states and in Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, The Netherlands and Romania and through an investment in a joint venture in Mexico. The company currently employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide.
About the Person
Michael K. Rohrkasteis the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration and Human Resources Officer at Oshkosh Corporation. Michael Rohrkaste was appointed to this position in January 2010. Rohrkaste has global strategic responsibility for the following functions: human resources, including talent acquisition and development, succession management, labor relations, compensation, and benefits; corporate marketing and communications; safety and workers compensation; aviation services; and team member travel. He also serves on the company's benefit plan and investment committees, and is a trustee of the Oshkosh Corporation Foundation. Rohrkaste joined Oshkosh Corporation in 2003 as Vice President, Human Resources, with overall responsibility for human resources initiatives across the corporation and its subsidiaries. Rohrkaste has more than 25 years of extensive human resources and management experience in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Oshkosh, he spent nine years at Menasha Corporation, most recently as vice president of human resources for the corporation’s largest subsidiary. Here, he had broad human resources responsibilities including chief spokesperson for labor contract negotiating. Before joining Menasha, Rohrkaste held various human resource management positions at Heller Financial (a diversified middle market commercial lender) and Unisys Corporation (a computer and services firm). He began his career at Miller Brewing Company where he held a number of human resources and field sales positions. Rohrkaste holds a bachelor's degree in social science and a master's degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University.
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