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, Operations, 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.

Do Young (DY) Kim, International’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is responsible for the overall financial management of the company. Previously, Kim served as vice president, Corporate Development and M&A, where he managed acquisition and divestiture activities. Kim joined International from TRATON, where he served as the project lead for the company's IPO readiness and execution phases as well as the lead for the overall company acquisition. He also served as TRATON's head of Treasury for a brief period. Before TRATON, Kim was the CFO for several automotive joint ventures, including Beijing Benz Automotive, Fujian Benz Automotive and Mercedes-Benz Korea.
 
Kim has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Yonsei University in South Korea.

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, corporate digital and chief operating officer, 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 University of Washington, Seattle, and a Master of Business Administration from Emory University.

Mathias Carlbaum led the post-merger management of International on behalf of the TRATON GROUP. Carlbaum previously served as executive vice president, Commercial Operations of Scania CV AB, in Sweden. There, he was responsible for managing the support functions critical to sales and marketing efficiency. Carlbaum has held various roles with Scania since he began as a marketing trainee in August 1997. In addition to his time at Scania in Sweden, Carlbaum 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 Iberia and managing director of Scania Brazil.

Christian Levin has a bachelor’s degree in business and administration and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. In 1994, Levin started his career as a management trainee with Scania CV AB. He held several management positions at Scania, including director of product marketing and managing director of Italscania. In 2010, Levin was named executive vice president and head of Commercial Operations, Scania CV AB. From 2016 to 2019, Levin was executive vice president and head of Sales and Marketing, Scania CV AB. He has been on the Executive Board of TRATON SE since 2019. Until April 2021, he was responsible for Research and Development as well as for Procurement (chief operating officer). He has been the CEO of Scania CV AB since May 2021 and CEO of TRATON SE since October 2021. 

After earning his degree in business administration, Dr. Michael Jackstein worked as a research assistant and head of tutoring programs at the University of Göttingen. Once he earned his doctorate at the Institute for Production and Investment Research in Business Administration in Göttingen at the end of 2008, he joined the controlling department of Volkswagen AG, where he also took on a management position. In mid-2012, he became assistant to the Board of Management for Group Finance and Controlling at Volkswagen. Beginning in October 2015, Jackstein was the head of the office of the chairperson of the Volkswagen AG Supervisory Board. Since April 2023, he has been a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE, responsible for Finance and Business Development as well as Human Resources.

Walter G. Borst served as International’s executive vice president and CFO from June 2013 to December 2021. Prior to joining the company, Borst served as chairman, president and CEO of General Motors Asset Management and vice president of GM since 2010. Prior to that, Borst served as vice president and treasurer of GM from 2009 to 2010 and as treasurer of GM from 2003 to 2009.