Jim Meil has joined Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research in the position of Principal, Industry Analysis.
“Jim is well known in the commercial vehicle industry and the broader transportation community for his analytics, his insights, and imaginative, yet down-to-earth management presentations. He is also a recognized leader in the business economics community,” said Ken Vieth, ACT Senior Partner and General Manager. “We look forward to adding him to ACT's roster of industry experts.”
Meil previously served as Vice President and Chief Economist with Eaton, a position he held since 1996. He recently retired from Eaton after a 29 year career with the company, serving in various roles in planning, treasury and economics functions.
“I am looking forward to leveraging my industry background with ACT Research,” said Meil. “I have had the pleasure of association with ACT going back to 1989, when I presented a forecast at their very first industry seminar. I plan to bring some new and different insights to help deliver more value to the ACT client base.”
Meil holds an MBA in finance and a BA (honors) in economics from the University of Chicago. He has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Business Economics, and has won recognition from both the Wall Street Journal and USA Today for top economic outlooks from their respective panels of 50 economics forecasters.