Paccar international EVP Mike Dozier to retire in April

The executive vice president responsibilities of Mike Dozier, who spent 37 years with the parent company of Kenworth and Peterbilt, will be divided between two leaders.
Jan. 21, 2026
2 min read

Key takeaways

  • Paccar is reshaping its global leadership as longtime EVP Mike Dozier retires, signaling a generational transition at the OEM level.
  • International markets matter—Australia, Mexico, and South America delivered 18% of Paccar’s trucks and 30% of finance revenue in 2024.
  • Splitting regional operations and business development roles shows Paccar sharpening focus on growth, succession planning, and global scale.

The executive overseeing Paccar’s operations in Australia, Mexico, and South America will retire at the beginning of April, when he will become the third senior leader at the parent company of Peterbilt, Kenworth, and DAF brands to ride into the sunset.

EVP Mike Dozier has been with Paccar for 37 years and has, in the past, been, among other things, general manager of Kenworth as well as managing director of Paccar’s Australian operations. The 60-year-old’s duties will be taken over this spring by two executives: Lance Walters will be promoted to vice president from assistant vice president and will take on Paccar’s operations in Australia, Mexico, and South America, while VP Raja Shembekar will begin leading international business development.

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Paccar operates one plant each in Mexico, Brazil, and Australia and also runs a handful of parts distribution centers in those countries. In 2024, the company delivered about 33,500 trucks in those markets, which was about 18% of Paccar’s total for the year. Parts sales in those markets came in at $695 million that year, a little more than 10% of the company’s total, while financial services revenues were $627 million, 30% of Paccar’s total from that line of business.

Dozier’s planned retirement means that all three of Paccar’s executive vice presidents at the beginning of 2025 will have moved on from those roles by spring. One, Kevin Baney, on January 1 stepped up to the role of president, which had been held by recently retired CFO Harrie Schippers. (As part of that transition, Chief Technology Officer John Rich was elevated to EVP.) The remaining EVP, as of a year ago, Darrin Siver, retired early this month after working 32 years at Paccar.

Paccar executives will report the company’s fourth-quarter results January 27. Shares of the company (Ticker: PCAR) were down about 1% to $120.05 on the afternoon of January 20, which was a bright red day for the broader markets. Over the past six months, however, they have been up nearly 30%, a move that has grown the company’s market capitalization to about $63 billion.

About the Author

Geert De Lombaerde

Senior Editor

A native of Belgium, Geert De Lombaerde has more than two decades of experience in business journalism. Since 2021, he has written about markets and economic trends for Endeavor Business Media publications FleetOwner, Healthcare Innovation, IndustryWeek, Oil & Gas Journal, and T&D World. 

With a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, he began his reporting career at the Business Courier in Cincinnati. He later was managing editor and editor of the Nashville Business Journal. Most recently, he oversaw the online and print products of the Nashville Post and reported primarily on Middle Tennessee’s finance sector and many of its publicly traded companies.

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