John R. Horne (born c. 1939) is an American businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of

Navistar Navistar, Inc is an American holding company created in 1986 as the successor to International Harvester. Navistar operates as the owner of International-branded trucks and diesel engines. The company also produces buses under the IC Bus br ...

from 1995 to 2003.

Early life

John R. Horne was born circa 1939. He graduated from

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1960, and he earned a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from

Bradley University Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,400 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in five colleges. The ...

in 1964.

Career

Horne began his career at

Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc. (stock symbol CAT) is an American ''Fortune'' 500 corporation and the world's largest construction-equipment manufacturer. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 65 on the ''Fortune'' 500 list and number 238 on the Global ''Fo ...

By 1966, he was hired by International Harvester, later known as Navistar. He eventually served as its chief operating officer from 1990 to 1995, and its chief executive officer from 1995 to 2003. Horne served on the board of directors of the Corrections Corporation of America (now known as

CoreCivic CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. Co-founded in 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the ...

) from 2001 to 2014.

References

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