New president appointed by Volvo CE Americas

Volvo CE has appointed a new president to handle its Americas Sales Region. Stephen Roy will take over in the role from September 1st 2016. Roy previously held senior management positions in Volvo Financial Services and the Volvo Group’s North American commercial truck operations. He will be responsible for meeting the diverse needs of customers in North America and Latin America, strengthening Volvo CE’s market position in the region and boosting profitability.
July 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min
359 Volvo CE has appointed a new president to handle its Americas Sales Region. Stephen Roy will take over in the role from September 1st 2016. Roy previously held senior management positions in Volvo Financial Services and the Volvo Group’s North American commercial truck operations. He will be responsible for meeting the diverse needs of customers in North America and Latin America, strengthening Volvo CE’s market position in the region and boosting profitability.

In this role, Roy will report to Tomas Kuta, global senior vice president, sales, and be based at the company’s sales and production facility in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, US.  

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