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Morgan Truck Body Announces New Leadership
Morgan Truck Body has named Vik Shah as its new president and Kevin Hoban as senior vice president of operations. Both bring extensive leadership experience to their new roles.

Vik Shah is the new president of Morgan Truck Body, and Kevin Hoban is the new senior vice president of operations.
Credit: Morgan Truck Body/Work Truck
Morgan Truck Body, North America’s largest manufacturer of light- and medium-duty dry freight and refrigerated truck bodies, has appointed two accomplished executives to key leadership positions.
Shah Appointed President of Morgan
Vik Shah has been named president. Shah succeeds Corby Stover, who is retiring after a successful tenure marked by meaningful contributions to Morgan’s growth, operational strength, and market leadership.
Shah brings more than 30 years of experience leading complex, global manufacturing organizations, with a proven track record of driving operational excellence, financial discipline, and sustainable growth.
In his role as president of Morgan, Shah will lead all commercial and operational aspects of the business, leading a network of 14 manufacturing locations and eight service centers across the United States and Canada.
“Vik’s track record of driving sustainable growth in the highly competitive automotive landscape makes him the ideal leader to guide Morgan into its next chapter of innovation and market leadership,” said Norb Markert, president and chief operating officer, J.B. Poindexter & Co. (JBPCO), the parent company of Morgan Truck Body. “We look forward to working closely with Vik to continue shaping and executing our strategic vision and plan for Morgan Truck Body.”
Shah’s Leadership Experience
Most recently, Shah served as president of Piston Interiors, a division within the Piston Group. There, he successfully led by focusing on operational improvements and financial discipline.
Prior to Piston Interiors, he worked as group president for The Woodbridge Group, overseeing 35 manufacturing plants across nine countries.
Shah also brings a unique technical edge to the role, having served as chief technical officer at The Woodbridge Group, where he successfully aligned engineering innovation with customer value by implementing disciplined development models that ensured technical advancements translated directly into commercial success.
Hoban Appointed Senior Vice President of Operations
Kevin Hoban has been named senior vice president of operations. Hoban brings extensive experience in lean manufacturing transformation, cost and footprint optimization, and automation. He assumes leadership of Production Control & Customer Care, Purchasing & Customer Support, Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Safety.
Hoban’s Leadership Experience
Hoban has 34 years of operational leadership experience across both the automotive and office furniture industries. He spent 28 years with Lear Corporation in a variety of executive roles, including several vice president of operations positions in the U.S. and Europe, as well as vice president of the Chrysler/BMW North America Business Unit. Hoban spent six years with HNI and was responsible for their Office Furniture Operations, reporting directly to the CEO.
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