EVANSVILLE, IN — Accuride Corporation announced that it has appointed Dr. Omar Fakhoury to vice president/general manager of Gunite Corporation. Gunite, a subsidiary of Accuride Corporation, is a North American supplier of wheel-end systems and components for the heavy-and medium-duty truck market.
Since joining Gunite in 1995, Fakhoury has served in various engineering capacities where he has been instrumental in the reduction of design time, implementation of new technology and the development of new product.
“In his new role, Omar is responsible for optimizing customer satisfaction and operational productivity by driving continual improvement throughout Gunite,” explained Bob Nida, Accuride’s senior vice president/operations – wheels, Gunite and Brillion Iron Works.
Fakhoury has a B.S. in aerospace engineering from Northrop University, a M.S. in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois.
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