EDMOND, Okla. – Remy Power Products LLC has announced what it describes as a "significant step" toward upgrading its cataloging and data management capabilities with the addition of Don Hardway as catalog manager.

Additionally, Remy Power Products has added Brian Gasal as catalog specialist. Gasal will now be working under the direction of Hardway and will be focused on Electronic Catalog Data and PIES data for customers.

Hardway comes to Remy from Affinia Group Inc., where he served as electronic catalog manager since 2003. He began his aftermarket career in 1983 as a district sales manager for Dana Corp. In 1990, he joined Dana’s cataloging and data service team.

“We are excited to add someone with Don’s credentials to our team,” said Chris Gann, director of product management. “He has developed NCMA award-winning CD and web catalogs. His skill set includes creating ACES output from internal databases as well as enabling export of application data in myriad formats to meet customer and eCatalog providers’ requirements. With him leading our team, we anticipate that our channel partners will see substantial enhancements to our data management processes in the near future.”

Hardway graduated from Indiana State University with a B.S. in automotive technology in 1980. He will be relocating soon to Remy Power Products' headquarters in Edmond, Okla.

Gasal comes to Remy from Hertz Car Rental, where he served as a business analyst, providing technical support for systems management software. He also brings project management experience from his tenure with Dell Inc. Gasal was awarded his AAS, computer information systems, from Oklahoma State University in 2004.