YANTAI CITY, China – Hi-Pad Brake Technology’s President Charlie Shao this week announced two new appointments. Industry veterans Roy Eastham and Griffith Jordan have joined Hi-Pad’s leadership team.

Effective Jan. 1, Eastham was named vice president of engineering and Jordan was appointed vice president of sales and marketing. Eastham joins Hi-Pad’s organization after 28 years with Federal-Mogul’s friction business in Europe and the United States, and 15 years with Bendix Friction Materials, where he held leadership positions in engineering at both the North American and global levels. Jordan joins Hi-Pad’s organization after 29 years with Bendix Friction Materials, where he held leadership positions in engineering, product management and sales and marketing for North America.

“Hi-Pad is very excited to add two such talented, experienced and knowledgeable resources to our organization,” said Shao. “Supporting our customers is our main objective at Hi-Pad and the addition of Roy and Grif clearly demonstrates our level of commitment.”

Hi-Pad, based in China, is a disc brake pad manufacturer and was established in 2005. The company says it is focusing on developing high-performance, consistent and green products with low-noise, low-dust and a competitive price point, and considers itself a “green” manufacturer.