LEADERSHIP

Mathias Carlbaum is the president and CEO of International and member of the TRATON SE Executive Board. He has extensive experience in sales and international markets, previously serving as executive vice president, Commercial Operations, Scania CV AB in Sweden. There, he managed the support functions critical to sales and marketing efficiency. Carlbaum held various roles with Scania since he began as a marketing trainee in 1997. He worked as sales and marketing director for both Scania Hispania and Scania Latin America. From there, he became vice president, Sales and Marketing, Scania Latin America, before working as managing director of Scania Iberica and managing director of Scania do Brasil.

Carlbaum has a Master of Business Administration from Umea University in Sweden.

Donna Dorsey, International’s executive vice president, chief People and Culture officer, is responsible for all aspects of human resource (HR) strategy. Before this role, Dorsey led strategic HR direction for all business operations while overseeing the company’s team of HR business partners. She previously held roles with increasing levels of responsibility, including HR leadership for the company’s Integrated Product Development organization. Before joining International, Dorsey was senior manager, HR, Sears, Roebuck & Company, where she led the development of people strategies for corporate functions and diversity initiatives.

Dorsey has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University and a juris doctorate from Chicago Kent College of Law. 

Michael Grahe, International’s executive vice president, Research and Development is responsible for product planning, program management, product development, procurement, quality, supply chain and logistics, and manufacturing. He is also a member of the Executive Board. Previously, Grahe was chief technology officer, TRATON GROUP, and based in Sweden. Grahe also worked for Mercedes-Benz Vans for Daimler in Germany and was the executive officer at Mitsubishi’s FUSO Truck & Bus Corporation in Japan. He then returned to Daimler as director of Global Procurement Powertrain Trucks & Buses and thereafter head of Global Controlling R&D and Procurement Daimler Trucks & Buses before joining TRATON.

Grahe has a master’s degree in industrial engineering and management from the Technical University Berlin.

Samara Strycker, International's executive vice president and chief financial officer, is responsible for the overall financial management of the company. Strycker most recently served as senior vice president, corporate controller and treasurer at International. She led post-merger finance integration activities, bringing together cross-cultural teams to share best practices and drive enhanced teamwork. She was previously regional controller, Americas, and assistant controller of General Electric Healthcare. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 1993. 

Strycker is a certified public accountant who earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Syracuse University.  

Dan Kayser is International’s executive vice president, Commercial Operations. Kayser oversees the company’s commercial strategy, Dealer Operations, Dealer Sales, National Accounts, Zero Emissions, Bus, and Marketing teams.

Leveraging his more than 30 years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry, Kayser is responsible for driving operational efficiency, expanding business opportunities, and executing plans that achieve milestones in our organizational strategy. Throughout his career he has held various roles, particularly in Sales. He started out as a dealer sales representative of two independent International dealerships before he joined International, where he took on various Sales Management roles. He most recently served as group vice president, National Accounts.

Stefan Palmgren, International’s executive vice president, Production and Logistics, is responsible for the strategic direction of all manufacturing, supply chain and logistics activities. Palmgren also serves as head of Industrial Operations Production at TRATON, coordinating the group production strategy and optimizing our global footprint. Previously, he was head of Powertrain Production, Scania, in Sweden and helped launch TRATON’s first modular product. Palmgren also worked as chief technology officer Production, Research & Development and Purchasing, Scania São Paulo.

Palmgren has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and production systems from the Royal Institute of Technology KTH in Sweden and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering.

Fabio Souza, International’s executive vice president, Service Solutions, is responsible for the Aftersales team, with a focus on expanding the company’s digital strategy. Previously, Souza was the vice president and general manager, Commercial Operations, Scania, in Brazil. Souza held many roles at Scania since he started as a parts analyst in 2001, including as the services manager, Scania Mexico, and managing director, Scania’s Commercial Operations in South Africa.

Souza has an industrial engineering degree from The University Center of Faculty of Industrial Engineering in Brazil, a postgrad degree in business administration and marketing from the Higher School of Advertising and Marketing in Brazil and is specialized in administration and management from Stockholm School of Economics.

Eleanor P. Cabreré is International’s senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. In this role, she also served as executive sponsor for the Office of the General Counsel's Diversity Committee. Earlier, she was deputy general counsel, corporate secretary and chief litigation counsel. Before joining the company in 2001, Cabreré was in private practice for eight years with several boutique litigation law firms in Chicago.

She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University and a juris doctorate from Indiana University's Maurer School of Law, Order of the Barristers.

Tobias Glitterstam, International’s senior vice president, chief Strategy and Transformation officer is responsible for corporate strategy, communications, government relations, and mobility solutions. Glitterstam accelerates sustainability efforts and focuses on capturing market opportunities for the future transport ecosystem. Glitterstam previously served as vice president and head of the Americas Region of Business Sweden and the Swedish Trade Commissioner to the U.S. Glitterstam spent 16 years at the global consulting firm Accenture, where he served as managing director, Management Consulting, with a focus on the communications and technology industry.

He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Lund School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden.

Robert Oh, International's chief digital and information officer, is responsible for information technology (IT) strategy and operations and the company's digital transformation efforts. Oh previously led IT, digital transformation, enterprise business process, and global profit and loss management for various Fortune 500 companies. He was most recently executive vice president of corporate digital strategy and chief operating officer of the Digital Innovation Business Unit, Doosan Group in South Korea. He also served as chief information officer and business transformation executive at Hannon Systems in South Korea. Oh also led IT for Newell Brands in Atlanta.

Oh has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Emory University.