Michael Wessel Elected to Goodyear Board
Michael Wessel, an attorney with almost 30 years experience as a policy and international trade advisor in Washington, D.C., has been elected to the board of directors of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Caterpillar’s McReynolds to be Opening Speaker at Heavy Duty Dialogue
J.S. (Jim) McReynolds, general manager, on-highway engines, Caterpillar Power Systems North America, will launch Dialogue ’06 with a presentation on the challenges faced in the highly cyclical HD commercial vehicle business. HD Dialogue ’06 is slated for Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Johnson Controls Elects New Corporate Officers
Charles Harvey and Dr. Beda Bolzenius have been elected vice presidents and corporate officers for Johnson Controls.
Motorcar Parts of America Appoints Mervyn McCulloch as New CFO
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.(MPA), has appointed Mervyn McCulloch as its new CFO. McCulloch is taking the office over from Chuck Yeagley who served as MPA’s CFO since June 2000.
AAIA Seeks Committee Volunteers
AAIA is in the process of identifying members to serve on its committees in 2006. There are a limited number of openings. AAIA’s committees meet twice a year to provide direction for the association.
Delphi, Visteon Break with The Old Guard
The men running two of the auto industry’s largest and most troubled parts companies have one thing in common: both are relative outsiders to the corporate cultures they now inhabit.
Michael Cardone Jr. Elected 2005-2006 MEMA Chairman
Michael Cardone Jr., chairman and CEO of CARDONE Industries, has been elected 2005-2006 chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Board of Directors. He co-founded CARDONE Industries with his late father, Michael Cardone, Sr., in 1970. Today, the family business spans three generations and is the largest family-owned remanufacturer of automotive parts in the world. Cardone becomes the first remanufacturer to lead MEMA as chairman.
Delphi Names New Chairman; Robert ‘Steve’ Miller to Succeed Founding Chairman Battenberg
The Board of Directors of Delphi Corp. today named Robert “Steve” Miller as the company’s new chairman and CEO, effective July 1. Miller, 63, most recently the non-executive chairman of Federal-Mogul, will succeed long-time industry executive and Delphi’s founding chairman, J.T. Battenberg III. Battenberg, 62, had earlier announced his intention to retire before the end of the year, following 44 years in the industry. He had agreed to remain at Delphi until a successor was in place.
Looking Forward and Back: Executive Interview with Dick Morgan, President and CEO, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Alliance President and CEO Dick Morgan talked with aftermarketNews.com about this important milestone while attending the recent Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Chicago. Join us as Morgan looks back at the evolution of the group and also tells us what lies ahead for the Alliance and the industry as a whole.
Executive Interview: Bill Maggs and Michael Mitchell Talk About the Recent Merger of Pronto and RPM
Following on the heels of RPM Group’s merger with Pronto, Mitchell and Maggs sat down for a phone interview with aftermarketNews. The two men gave us the scoop on what changes are on the horizon for the newly merged group as well as their thoughts on the future of programmed distribution.