LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Tenneco has announced that Frank Macher has retired from the company’s board of directors, as of yesterday's board meeting. Macher had served on Tenneco’s Board since July 2000.

“On behalf of Tenneco shareholders, employees and my fellow board members, I want to thank Frank for his more than 10 years of outstanding service on the Tenneco board,” said Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO. “His industry expertise and counsel proved extremely beneficial in helping guide our growth and strengthen Tenneco’s position as a leading, tier-one vehicle supplier globally.”

Macher, who has spent more than 44 years in the automotive industry, recently was named executive chairman of Continental Structural Plastics, a privately held automotive components company based in Troy, Mich. He is also CEO of Ceres Group LLC, an automotive components investment and consulting firm he co-founded in 2008.

He served as president and CEO and as a member of the board of directors of Collins & Aikman Corp., a global supplier of motor vehicle parts, from July 2005 through January 2007. Previously, he was CEO of Federal-Mogul Corp., a manufacturer of motor vehicle parts, from January 2001 to July 2003, and chairman of Federal-Mogul from October 2001 to his retirement in January 2004. From June 1997 to his retirement in July 1999, Macher served as president and CEO of ITT Automotive, an automotive components supplier. For 30 years, from 1966 to his retirement in 1996, Macher was with Ford Motor Co., ultimately serving as vice president and general manager of the Automotive Components Division.