Mark Pigott

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Mark Pigott
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Born (1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessperson
Organization PACCAR, Inc.
Title Executive Chairman
SpouseCindy

Mark Charles Pigott [1] (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 listed in Forbes magazine, in their annual listing of the top ten CEOs in the country.

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Education

Pigott was born in San Francisco and raised in Seattle. 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). [3] He has received an Honorary Doctorate in Science (Sc. D.) from Trinity College, Dublin (2007), [4] 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), [5] 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), [6] and an Honorary Doctorate from Washington State University, WA (2019). [7]

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 [8] is a publicly traded company 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.

During Pigott's tenure as Chairman and CEO, PACCAR has delivered a 1,700 percent total return to shareholders and received J.D. Power and Associates Awards for highest customer satisfaction as well as International Truck of the Year Awards.

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

Philanthropy

Mark Pigott is President of the PACCAR Foundation, [9] which annually donates $5–$10 million in support of education, social services and the arts. Beneficiaries include 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 [10] (2013) and Washington State University [11] (2014). Pigott established the PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence [12] at the University of Washington in 1997. This is the highest honorarium teaching award for MBA professors in the United States. [13] In 2014, [14] 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. [15]

On a personal basis, Pigott has funded professorships and scholarships at Stanford University, [16] Gonzaga University, [17] Cambridge University, [18] and Trinity College, Dublin. [19]

Pigott holds seats on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company America, [20] The British Library Foundation, St. George's Society (New York) Advisory Board, [21] 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, [22] UK. Major philanthropy activities of his include strategic planning and implementation of capital projects at St Paul's Cathedral, London. [23] A bibliophile, Pigott is involved in numerous projects benefiting the British Library. He established the annual Pigott Poetry Prize in Ireland (2014). [24] He has lectured at graduate schools of business, including the University of Washington, Seattle University [25] and Cambridge University. [18]

Personal life

Pigott lives in Medina, Washington with his wife Cindy. [26] He is a member of Augusta National Golf Club. [27]

Awards and honors

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

YearAward or HonorOrganizationCountry
2018 Britannia BAFTA Humanitarian award [28] BAFTA Los AngelesUnited States
2016 Knight of the Order of St. John [1] Venerable Order of Saint John United States
2014Chevalier of Orders and Letters [29] FrenchCulture.orgFrance
2013Inducted into Industry Week's Manufacturing Hall of Fame [30] 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
2010Medal of Honor from the St George's Society of New York [31] St. George's Society of New York United States
2009Knights Cross of the Order of Merit [32] Republic of Hungary Hungary
2009 Commander of the Order of St. John Venerable Order of Saint John United States
2009Guild of Benefactors Cambridge University United Kingdom
2008Officer 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
2003Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) [23] Order of the British Empire United Kingdom

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