SOUTHFIELD, MI — Gerard Chochoy has been appointed senior vice president, global development for Federal-Mogul, March 1. Chochoy will also serve as an officer of the company.

In this role, Chochoy will assume overall responsibility for global development at Federal-Mogul Corp.

"Gerard brings extensive and varied business and operations experience to Federal-Mogul that will fully support our drive for global profitable growth," Chairman, President and CEO Jose Maria Alapont said. "We look forward to working with Gerard and welcome him to the Federal-Mogul team."

Previously, Chochoy held senior management positions with several large global manufacturing companies. Most recently, he was executive vice president of the automotive seating group at Faurecia, based in Paris. Prior to that, he was the executive vice president of operations at NEC Computer International and was group vice president of wiper systems at Valeo.

Chochoy earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Paris Dauphine University, Paris, France.

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