Navistar appoints new general counsel

Curt Kramer

Navistar International will promote Curt Kramer to the post of senior vice president and general counsel next month.

Kramer is currently associate general counsel and corporate secretary. Effective April 1, he will succeed Steven Covey, who will retire after spending 36 years with Navistar, the last 13 of which as general counsel. Kramer will continue to be based at the company’s headquarters in Lisle, Illinios, and retain his corporate secretary role for the time being, according to a spokesperson. 

Navistar’s subsidiaries and affiliates produce the International brand of commercial and military trucks, proprietary diesel engines and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses.

‘Steve has helped guide the company through many challenges. He brought a steady and thoughtful presence, and had a unique perspective on seeing the company for nearly four decades,’ says Navistar chair, president and CEO Troy Clarke in a statement. ‘I thank him for his unwavering service and wish him the very best as he begins his next chapter.’

In his new role, Kramer will be responsible for leading all legal and corporate governance matters for the company. As corporate secretary, he has overseen all corporate governance and board administration functions, as well as all legal aspects of Navistar’s securities, finance and M&A activity.

‘Curt has demonstrated his trusted leadership and extensive legal expertise throughout a variety of complex situations and transformative changes at Navistar,’ Clarke says. ‘His keen understanding of the legal environment in which Navistar operates and impressive track record of accomplishments will serve him well in this new role.’

Kramer has served as Navistar’s associate general counsel and corporate secretary for the past 10 years. He joined the company in 2002 as an attorney and has since served as a senior attorney, senior counsel and general attorney.