Navistar International appointed Martin Ketelaar vice president of investor relations effective February 13, 2017. In this role, Ketelaar will be responsible for developing and implementing Navistar’s investor relations strategies, leading its investor marketing activities and managing relationships with the company’s shareholders, analysts and overall financial community.

Ketelaar has a 20-plus year background in investor relations, corporate finance and public accounting for publicly traded and privately held companies. He served as vice president of investor relations for Houston-based Quanex Building Products from 2012 to 2015. In 2013, he added the treasurer role at the manufacturer of components sold to original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry.

“I look forward to the broad expertise Marty Ketelaar will bring to Navistar at this important time in the company’s history,” said Walter Borst, CFO and executive vice president of Navistar. “Marty has deep and relevant experience working across the investment community. Our CEO, Troy Clarke, and I are confident he will be successful in effectively communicating our long-term value proposition to current and future shareholders.”

“I’m very excited to join Navistar and lead their investor relations efforts,” Ketelaar said. “Navistar is a market leader in the truck and bus industry with a great brand name and outstanding products, and Troy Clarke, Walter Borst and the entire management team have done a terrific job positioning the company for success. I look forward to utilizing my skills and experiences in investor relations to communicate the Navistar story to the investment community.”

Ketelaar was vice president of investor relations and assistant treasurer at The ServiceMaster Company from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, he was vice president of investor relations at AmerUs Group.

Navistar International is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International brand commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses.