Larrow Kaufman of AISIN World Corp of America has been appointed to CAWA’s Manufacturers’ advisory council. During the appointment process, Tom Seboldt, chair of the board of directors, commented: “We look forward to Kaufman’s participation and contributions that will assist the association in achieving its goals as an effective automotive aftermarket industry organization. He has served in CAWA leadership in the past and we welcome him back to assist in assuring the future successes of the Association and the industry it serves.”

Kaufman is currently the national sales manager of the North American Aftermarket business division for AISIN World Corp of America. His responsibilities include budget planning, sales forecasting, managing AISIN’s regional sales representatives, and a its network of manufacturer representative agencies across the U.S. and Canada. Before working for AISIN, he was a MAC member of CAWA when he was the Western Region sales manager for Rich Porter Technologies. Before this experience, he managed the entire aftermarket business for Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas for 10 years covering the following markets: Traditional WD, Industrial, Co-Man and High-Performance business sales divisions. Despite working in the automotive field the past 20 years, he has a varied work background which includes being a produce manager at Whole Foods market to being a project manager of 57 inner-city youth at the non-profit called the “I Have a Dream Foundation.”

Upon his appointment, Kaufman commented, “I’m excited about the opportunity to re-join CAWA and offer my knowledge to help our industry.”