Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) has announced that Daniel (Dan) Mehringer has been appointed senior vice president of strategic planning and business development. As part of his responsibilities in this new role, Mehringer will be instrumental in leading new value-creation by overseeing the acceleration of CVG’s strategic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing initiatives.
“Dan has a proven record of strategically growing highly regarded companies across the global marketplace, especially within the EV space,” said CVG President and CEO Harold Bevis. “Dan is walking in the door game-ready and with an excellent network, and bringing with him a gift for creating unique value by building lasting partnerships and inspiring new ways of thinking. He is going to lead CVG to the next level of strategic endeavors – it’s going to be hard work and tremendous fun.”
Mehringer brings with him more than 20 years of experience in business development across a range of industries including automotive, manufacturing and finance, executing strategic partnerships with some of the most successful companies in the world. Most recently, Mehringer served as the head of corporate development at Harley Davidson, where he was instrumental in developing their electric vehicle strategy and driving growth in their aftermarket and accessories segment, both of which are key markets for CVG’s future.
“CVG is strategically expanding into areas that will shape the future, and is already experiencing excellent growth as a result. I want to be part of that momentum,” Mehringer said. “Although CVG is at the front-end of their market entry in multiple areas, they are already working with and producing for some of the biggest global players – that impresses me. I’m thrilled to be joining the team, and can’t wait to contribute to CVG’s success.”
Prior to his role at Harley Davidson, Mehringer served at Tradeweb Markets, Citigroup and General Electric, and lived in Europe for several years. Mehringer graduated in 2000 from Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University with a B.S. in Business Logistics.
CVG also announced that Minja Zahirovic has been appointed to the role of president of Warehouse Automation. This new role was created to advance the company’s warehouse automation program as it continues strategic expansion in the market.
“Automated material handling is a strong growth industry fueled in part by e-commerce and labor shortages. CVG has a small position in this huge global industry with the intention to grow and strengthen our customer roster and solutions portfolio,” said Bevis. “Minja is a leader in the industry who will provide big wins for the business and bring better value to our customers in this evolving market. We are all excited to have him join us.”
Most recently, Zahirovic served as the vice president of system solutions at Festo North America, and prior to that held leadership and engineering positions at Irco Automation and Liburdi Engineering. His proven success in business development and increasing profitability for companies within the warehouse automation industry will make him an asset in CVG’s ongoing revenue profile improvement initiatives.
“CVG has just begun to scratch the surface of possibilities within warehouse automation, so it’s the perfect opportunity for me to join the team and put my skills to work,” said Zahirovic. “I’m looking forward to putting my experience to use in order to elevate the company’s portfolio of customers and capabilities.”
Zahirovic holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from McMaster University, as well as a master’s degree in mechanical engineering also from McMaster University. He also holds an Executive MBA from his studies at Northwestern University and York University.
