(WCBF: Chicago) -- The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards, organized by WCBF, has announced that Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based PACCAR has been named the winner of its prestigious Six Sigma and Business Improvement CEO of the Year Award.

Six Sigma has played a major role in PACCAR’s worldwide growth and profitability since 1997. Revenues have increased from $6.5 billion in 1997 to $15.2 billion in 2007. 12,000 employees as well as dealers and suppliers are trained to use Six Sigma to evaluate engineering design, assembly procedures, sales ordering, and financial transactions. PACCAR has implemented more than 7,600 Six Sigma projects which have delivered over $1.5 billion in cumulative savings since 1997.

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