From MEMA Industry News

DENVER, CO -- Gates Corp. has announced that Jeff Brekke, who has been senior vice president of Gates North American Automotive Aftermarket Sales since 2002, was named president of Gates North American Automotive Aftermarket Division.

As president, Brekke will have responsibility for the company’s North American Automotive Aftermarket business including the U.S., Canada, Gates Inter-America (GIA) and Mexico. Brekke will also be responsible for the Gates Australia operation where he served as managing director from 2003 to 2005.

Brekke began his career with Gates in 1980, as a member of the automotive field sales force. He progressed upward in the sales organization through the positions of zone manager prior to moving to Denver to assume the role of product manager responsible for metal goods and subsequently for automotive belts.

During his 27 years with Gates, he has held a number of key management positions within the Company. In 1991, Brekke was named automotive regional sales manager. In 1996, he became managing director of Gates New South Wales facility in Australia where he was responsible for the company’s AOE and Aftermarket hose business. He returned to the Gates Automotive Aftermarket in the U.S. in late 1998, as eastern sales manager. In 2003, Jeff was named managing director of Gates South Pacific, responsible again for all Gates business in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific region.

Brekke attended Boise State University. He currently lives in Evergreen, CO.

Brekke will be one of the facilitators of a Work Session titled, “Selling and Sourcing Globally,” at the AASA Vision Conference 2008, set for Thursday, Feb. 28, through Saturday, March 1, at the Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Fla. More details about the conference are available by clicking here.