Oshkosh Defense president to retire

Oshkosh Corp. said today that John Urias, president of Oshkosh Defense, will retire Feb. 6 to "attend to matters regarding the health of his family."

Urias, a retired Army major general, has led the unit since 2011. Wilson Jones, chief executive of Oshkosh, will oversee the defense segment until a replacement is named, the company said.

During his Army career, Urias was commanding general of Joint Contracting Command and program executive officer for the Army's Air, Space and Missile Defense programs. Before joining Oshkosh, he was vice president of programs for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems.