PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Hella, Inc., the North American aftermarket subsidiary of automotive lighting and electronics supplier Hella, has just appointed Barry Angevine as its customer service supervisor, U.S. aftermarket. The announcement was made by Fred Snow, vice president, aftermarket, who noted that Angevine would be responsible for managing the customer service team as well as handling aftermarket support for the east coast as well as Hella’s import specialists and paint and body customer groups.

Snow said, “Barry brings us more than 30 years of progressive management experience at both the retail and manufacturing levels. He is a certified arbitrator and has proven expertise in developing and managing ‘best practices’ programs. We look forward to his contribution and expect him to take our customer service department to even higher levels of performance and professionalism.”

Angevine was a former district service manager with the Pontiac motor division of General Motors and has worked at a variety of manufacturing and retailing organizations. He has a strong background in marketing and inventory controls and has performed product liability inspections and represented clients in mediation hearings.

In addition to his work experience, Angevine has served as a consultant for a federally funded study on the future needs in automotive technology with the University of Minnesota, and has been a curriculum advisor at the high-school level on automotive technology for schools in Florida and Georgia. He holds a BA from the University of West Florida and is a graduate of General Motors University of Automotive Management.

For more information about Hella, go to: http://www.hellausa.com.