Delphi CFO Alan Dawes Resigns Amid SEC Investigation
The board of directors for Delphi Corp. announced this morning that Vice Chairman and CFO Alan Dawes is leaving the company and has resigned from its board of directors and its strategy board. John Sheehan has been named acting CFO, effective immediately. Sheehan is the company’s chief accounting officer and controller and will retain those responsibilities while serving as interim CFO. He has been named to the Delphi strategy board and will report to Chairman and CEO J. T. Battenberg III.
AIAG Names Plawecki Acting Executive Director
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) announced yesterday that Linda Plawecki has been named acting executive director for the association. Plawecki is replacing Andrew Cummins, who has left AIAG to pursue other opportunities. One of three loaned executives from the Detroit Big Three automakers to AIAG, Plawecki, an executive with Ford Motor Co., previously held the position of AIAG executive director from 2002 until 2003. AIAG’s board of directors has initiated a comprehensive search for a permanent replacement to head up the association.
DST Asks: Are Some Business Processes in Our Industry Flawed?
When the question is “Why do we do it that way?” and the only answer is “Because that’s how we’ve always done it,” red flags should be going up all over the place in the minds of management. Technology can greatly enhance business processes. But do you think some business processes in our industry are fundamentally flawed?
MEMA Elects New Chairman and Officers; Delphi’s Alan Dawes to Serve as 2004-2005 MEMA Chairman
Alan Dawes, vice chairman and CFO of Delphi Corp., has been elected 2004-2005 chairman of the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) Board of Directors. Outgoing MEMA Chairman Scott Meyer, who stepped down as president of Ken-Tool, was named MEMA president until a permanent president and CEO is found. As a result, Ronald Cutler, TRW Automotive, will continue to serve on the board as past chairman.
TRW Automotive and FAWER Sign Commercial Steering Joint Venture Agreement
TRW Automotive J.V. LLC and FAWER Automotive Components Co. Ltd. have formed a new joint venture called TRW FAWER Commercial Vehicle Steering (Changchun) Co., LTD. The new company will manufacture and sell steering gears for the commercial vehicle market.
KYB Veteran Tufo to Manage Eastern Region
Nick Tufo has been with KYB for nearly eight years as a territory sales manager.
Turbocharging Distracted Driving
In 1980 in the United states, a total of 51,091 people died in 45,284 fatal crashes involving 63,485 vehicles.
We Were Promised Jetpacks
In this blog, I’ll talk about some of our forecasting failures – things we thought would take the market by storm but never did.
Hercules Tires Expands Options in Canadian Markets
Both the Terra Trac Cross-V AW and Roadtour Connect AS were introduced to dealers in the United States in late 2023.
BendPak Founder Don Henthorn Passes Away
Henthorn grew the company from a small machine shop to global leader in car lifts and garage equipment.
