Haldex, a global manufacturer of air brake systems for trucks, trailers and buses, has announced the appointment of Walter Frankiewicz as senior vice president, North American Sales. With extensive international leadership experience and sales expertise from the automotive and commercial vehicle industries, Frankiewicz will lead the effort to take Haldex into the next generation of brake technology.
Frankiewicz brings 30 years of executive leadership and experience in the automotive and commercial vehicle industries, having previously served as president at Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC. In addition, he served as vice president and general manager, Strategy and Business Planning and Global Chassis Systems for Meritor, and president and general manager at ArvinMeritor Inc.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Walt to Haldex,” said Bo Annvik, president and CEO of Haldex. “He fully understands the challenges our customers are facing, and has the right combination of international leadership expertise and hands-on commercial experience within our industry. He will be a great addition to our group management team.”
Frankiewicz holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University. He will be based in the Haldex North American headquarters, located in Kansas City, Missouri.