MERIDIAN, MS – Pioneer Inc. has announced the appointment of James “Jim” Eady as vice president/general manager. He will have complete responsibility for day to day operations along with new market and product development.
Pioneer is an international supplier of automotive aftermarket cables, engine parts, flywheels, mounts, ring gears, transmission parts, harmonic balancers, shop supplies and performance parts.
“Jim is very well known and respected in the industry. He brings with him a broad range of experience and many existing business relationships,” said Doron Arad, president. “We’re excited to have him join our company and look forward to his guidance in providing customers with quality products and superior service.”
Prior to joining Pioneer, Eady was the North American national sales manager for The Timken Co. Prior to Timken, Eady worked for Delphi and served for five years as president of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA), whose membership is comprised of virtually every major warehouse distributor in the U.S. automotive aftermarket. Prior to AWDA, Eady held a wide variety of automotive aftermarket sales and management positions during his 19-year career with Federal-Mogul and TRW.
Eady holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi and the Automobile Aftermarket Professional designation from the University of the Aftermarket.
For more information about Pioneer, go to: www.pioneerautoinc.com.
