TROY, MI -- Dean Arneson has been named vice president of operations at Behr America.

In his new position, Arneson will be responsible for all manufacturing locations, corporate logistics and corporate facilities management, as well as the implementation of the Behr production system.

Based in Dayton, OH, he will also continue his role as plant manager at Behr Dayton Thermal Products.

Arneson joined Behr in 1993 and led Behr's climate systems division in Fort Worth, TX, as its general manager. He also was the leader of the Truck HVAC Global product line in Fort Worth. He transferred to Behr Dayton Thermal Products as vice president in 2002 at the beginning of a two-year joint venture with DaimlerChrysler that ended when Behr acquired full ownership of the Dayton Thermal Products plant in 2004 from the Chrysler Group.

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