Dorman Products Announces Executive Succession Plan
Mathias Barton has been appointed to serve as the company’s CEO. Barton succeeds Steven Berman, who has assumed the role of executive chairman. The appointments of Barton as CEO and Berman as executive chairman represent the next step in the company’s long-term succession plan.
Ricky Wang Joins Brake Parts Inc As Sales Vice President And General Manager, China
Wang served as the vice president and general manager of East Lake New Energy Automobile Corp. in China where he was responsible for its specialty vehicle business.
Motul USA Announces Organizational Changes
Dave Wolman joins Motul’s Center of Excellence (CoE) for PowerSports as director for the Americas region. Guillaume Pailleret becomes president of Motul USA.
Newspaper Profiles O’Reilly Auto Parts Sales Associate
Michael Angel Grajeda got his start working on cars with his uncle as a small child.
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance/Alliance Parts Warehouse Announces Key Employee Promotions
Dax Neal becomes warehouse operations manager and James “Coy” Peach is now director of continuous improvement/operations.
CARDONE Industries Announces Top Leadership Changes
Terry McCormack, CARDONE Industries executive chairman and CEO, announced he will step down as CEO but will continue as the executive chairman of the company’s board of directors. McCormack also announced the appointment of Stan Gowisnock as CARDONE’s new president and CEO, effective Aug. 3.
Mevotech Appoints Brian Rossi To Vice President, Engineering
Rossi comes to Mevotech with more than 20 years of manufacturing engineering experience, including process engineering, Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering.
Philip Nelles Appointed New General Manager Of The ContiTech Power Transmission Group
Nelles has been working for the Power Transmission Group since 2010 and was most recently in charge of the automotive original equipment segment.
W M Automotive Warehouse Appoints Garry Castles As President
Castles has been part of W M Automotive Warehouse Inc. for 38 years and has more than 45 years experience in the automotive parts industry.
The Network Names Bill Cook Senior Product Manager
In his new position, Cook plans to help the Network strengthen existing hard-parts programs while expanding outside traditional suppliers.
AMN Executive Interview With Ted Hughes, Head Of Marketing, North America, MAHLE Aftermarket Inc.
In this interview from our sister publication, aftermarketNews.com, Hughes updates us MAHLE’s acquisition of RTI technologies and talks about the company’s new and award-winning products.
DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee Inc. Names New President
Takeshi Nagasaka succeeds Youichi Yamashita, who returned to Japan to serve at DENSO Trim, a Power Train affiliate.
