WARRENVILLE, Ill., -- November 12, 2007, Navistar International Corporation today announced that Don Sharp has joined the company as vice president and chief information officer.

Sharp, 39, joins Navistar from his own consulting company which specialized in helping companies identify ways that technology can strategically drive shareholder value and in managing large enterprise initiatives. For the past nine months, Sharp worked as a consultant for Navistar as a program manager on the company’s restatement/reaudit efforts.

“Sharp brings to Navistar a wealth of leadership experience” said Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and chief executive officer. “We have gotten to know Don well over the past nine months and believe that his background and management style will fit well with our company.”

According to Ustian, Sharp will work with the company’s IT team to develop strong processes, standards and procedures related to IT, and will determine the requirements to strategically upgrade or replace applications, systems and technologies to strengthen and streamline the company’s IT infrastructure.

Ustian said to underscore the strategic importance of the IT function, it will now report directly into the office of the CEO.

“This will provide the appropriate platform to serve the needs of the entire enterprise, especially one with the significant growth strategies and plans that we have in place,” Ustian said.

Sharp has nearly 20 years of professional experience working for companies that range from start-ups to Fortune 50 organizations. Sharp has worked on a wide variety of projects for his clients, ranging from core operational system development and implementation to Enterprise Architecture Plans and Internet strategies.

He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with honors.