Mike Pettit was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Growth Officer on September 1, 2024. In this role, Mr. Pettit focuses on driving the company’s growth initiatives, expanding market reach, and overseeing the company’s Parts and Services segment with a focus on the integration of physical and digital technologies.
Before this appointment, Mr. Pettit served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since January 2020. His prior roles at Wabash include Senior Vice President and Group President, Final Mile Products (2018–2020), and Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations (2014–2018). He joined Wabash in 2012 as Director of Finance for Commercial Trailer Products.
Before joining Wabash, he spent 14 years at Ford Motor Company, where he held various finance positions with increasing responsibility. With over 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, Mr. Pettit has a broad understanding of strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, pricing strategy, production planning, and lean manufacturing processes and principles.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University. He has also completed executive development programs at prestigious institutions, including Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern University.