Mark Pigott

Mark Charles Pigott,[1] KBE, KStJ (born February 6, 1954), is an American businessman and philanthropist. He has been Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PACCAR, Inc. since April 2014. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR from January 1997[2] to April 2014. Pigott has been highlighted as one of the US's leading CEOs by Forbes magazine, in their annual listing of the top ten CEOs in the country.[3] Pigott lives in Medina, Washington with his wife Cindy.[4]

Mark Pigott

KBE, KStJ
Born (1954-02-06) February 6, 1954
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessperson
OrganizationPACCAR, Inc.
TitleExecutive Chairman
Spouse(s)Cindy

Education

Pigott was born in San Francisco and raised in Seattle. He has lived in many cities in North America, studied in Italy, and worked in the United Kingdom from 1984 to 1989. He graduated from Stanford University receiving his B.S. in Industrial Engineering (1976), an M.S. in Business (1984), and a B.A. in Humanities (1998).[5] He has received an Honorary Doctorate in Science (Sc. D.) from Trinity College, Dublin (2007),[6] an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.) from Gonzaga University (2008), an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (D.H.L.) from Lehman College, NY (2010),[7] an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Puget Sound, WA (2014), an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Washington, WA (2016),[8] and an Honorary Doctorate from Washington State University, WA (2019).[9]

Business career

Mark Pigott's career with PACCAR began in 1978. He is the fourth generation of the Pigott family to lead the company. PACCAR, a Fortune 200 company, celebrated its 113th year in 2018 and has achieved 80 consecutive years of profitability. PACCAR (revenues $23.5 billion) (Nasdaq:PCAR)[10] is publicly traded and is a global technology leader in the capital goods and financial services industries. PACCAR's major brands are DAF Trucks, Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, PACCAR Financial, PacLease, PACCAR Parts, PACCAR Information Technology and PACCAR Powertrain.

Under Pigott's leadership as Chairman and CEO, PACCAR has delivered a 1,700 percent total return to shareholders. Pigott's focus on quality and innovation has resulted in PACCAR receiving many J.D. Power and Associates Awards for highest customer satisfaction as well as International Truck of the Year Awards.

PACCAR has earned the distinction of being one of the nation's leading companies by Forbes, Barron's, BusinessWeek, Industryweek and InformationWeek magazine.

Pigott has been Chairman of the DAF Supervisory Board since 1996, served on the Business Council (Washington, D.C.) (retired), and on the Washington State Business Roundtable Executive Committee (retired).

Harvard Business Review (January 2010) named Pigott as one of the top 50 global CEO's based on long term shareholder returns.

Philanthropy

Mark Pigott is President of the PACCAR Foundation,[11] which annually donates $5–$10 million in support of education, social services and the arts. Beneficiaries included University of North Texas (2006), Stanford University (2006), Mississippi State University (2007), Gonzaga University (2006), East Mississippi Community College (2007), University of Washington (2008), Seattle University (2009), University of Puget Sound[12] (2013) and Washington State University[13] (2014). Pigott established the prestigious PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence[14] at the University of Washington in 1997. This is the highest honorarium teaching award for MBA professors in the United States. Pigott's strong support of corporate giving is demonstrated by the fact that in 2014,[15] PACCAR was ranked fifth on a list of 25 top large corporate philanthropists in the state of Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal Book of Lists.[16]

On a personal basis, Pigott has funded professorships and scholarships at Stanford University,[17] the University of Washington, Gonzaga University,[18] Cambridge University,[19] and Trinity College, Dublin.[20]

Pigott holds seats on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company America,[21] The British Library Foundation, St. George's Society (New York) Advisory Board,[22] and Trinity College Foundation. He is a life member of the National Gallery London, The British Library, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture Commerce (RSA), and the Royal National Theatre,[23] UK. Major philanthropy activities of his include strategic planning and implementation of capital projects at St Paul's Cathedral, London,[24] the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Gallery UK, Trinity College, Dublin, Royal National Theatre, British Museum and Bibliothèque nationale de France. An avid bibliophile, Pigott is involved in numerous projects benefiting the British Library[25] and the Folger Shakespeare Library. He established the annual Pigott Poetry Prize in Ireland (2014). For over a decade, his dedication to educating the next generation of leaders is evidenced by his participation as a lecturer at numerous graduate schools of business, including the University of Washington, Seattle University,[26] Gonzaga University, Stanford, Trinity College, Dublin and Cambridge University.[19]

Awards and honors

Mark Pigott has been awarded numerous honors, awards, and knighthoods over the course of his career. Notable awards include:

Year Award or Honor Organization Country
2018 Britannia BAFTA Humanitarian award[27] BAFTA Los Angeles United States
2016 Knight of the Order of St. John [1] Venerable Order of Saint John United States
2014 Chevalier of Orders and Letters[28] FrenchCulture.org France
2013 Inducted into Industry Week's Manufacturing Hall of Fame[29] Industry Week United States
2012 Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) Order of the British Empire United Kingdom
2010 Medal of Honor from the St George's Society of New York[30] St. George's Society of New York United States
2009 Knights Cross of the Order of Merit[31] Republic of Hungary Hungary
2009 Commander of the Order of St. John Venerable Order of Saint John United States
2009 Guild of Benefactors Cambridge University United Kingdom
2008 Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands
2007 Stanford University Governors’ Award for over 30 years' of dedicated service to the University Stanford University United States
2006 Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Kingdom of Belgium Belgium
2005 Irish America Magazine "Business 100" list Irish America Magazine Ireland
2003 Washington State CEO of the Year Washington CEO magazine United States
2003 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)[24] Order of the British Empire United Kingdom
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  18. "Gonzaga Unveils Professorship Initiative". Gonzaga University. January 22, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.
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  24. "American millionaire Mark Pigott lavishes gifts on UK". Muckety.com. December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18.
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  27. "2018 British Academy Britannia Awards". Getty Images. Beverly Hills, CA. October 26, 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  28. "Mark Pigott Receives French Arts & Letters Insignia". frenchculture.org. February 4, 2015.
  29. "IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame 2013 Inductee: Mark Pigott". Industryweek.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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  31. "Ambassador Szombati Presented Award to Seattle Industrialist". December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.

Other sources
  • BusinessWeek – “Thinking Outside the Truck”
  • PACCAR - The Pursuit of Quality, Alex Groner and Barry Provorse; Documentary Media, Seattle, Washington, 2005 – 4th Edition
  • Kenworth Trucks: The First 75 Years, Doug Siefkes; Sasquatch Books, Printed in Canada, 1998
  • PACCAR Inc Business Background Report, ChoiceLevel Books, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC / Qontro, June 12, 2009
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