Alcoa Employees Selected as Earthwatch Fellows
Fifteen employees of Pittsburgh based steelmaker Alcoa have been selected as Earthwatch Institute fellows and will participate in scientific research expeditions around the world as part of the company’s overall conservation and sustainability efforts
Alcoa Employees Selected as Earthwatch Fellows
Fifteen employees of Pittsburgh based steelmaker Alcoa have been selected as Earthwatch Institute fellows and will participate in scientific research expeditions around the world as part of the company’s overall conservation and sustainability efforts.
BREAKING NEWS: Pronto, RPM Group Announce Merger
Two of the aftermarket’s programmed distribution groups — National Pronto Association and The RPM Group — today announced plans to merge. This is the second merger among program groups in as many months. In mid-January 2005, Parts Plus and IAPA announced their plans to join forces.
Mike Lambert and Mike Kamal Share Details on ADN
On Jan. 14, aftermarketNews.com broke the news of the merger between the Parts Plus and IAPA programmed distribution groups. This major news follows closely on the heels of the merger between Quebec’s Uni-Select and New York-based MAWDI, which seems to confirm the sea change that has been taking place over the past few years — with strong but small groups merging to form even stronger collaborations, in an effort to ensure their future in the automotive aftermarket distribution market. Mike Kamal, executive director of IAPA and Mike Lambert, president of Parts Plus, will serve as co-presidents of the new group, to be called the Automotive Distribution Network (ADN). Yesterday, Kamal and Lambert spoke at length with aftermarketNews.com about the merger – how it came together, the synergies involved and thoughts on the future of The Network.
Herman Trend Alert: Avoidance of Confrontation
A significant number of people avoid confrontation in the workplace. They are reluctant to ask for increases in compensation, more training or different job assignments. These employees would rather change employers than risk the resistance or negative consequences from bosses who may not support their requests.
Murray’s Names New CEO; Klein Resigns
Murray’s Discount Auto Stores has named Lou Mancini president and CEO of the 107-store chain, replacing Michael Klein, who has resigned. Klein spent 20 years with Murray’s in various positions, including the last six as CEO. Until recently, Mancini was president and CEO of GNC Corp., the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional supplements.
Freudenberg-NOK Names New VP of Human Resources
Freudenberg-NOK has promoted Sarah O’Hare to vice president of human resources (HR). O’Hare began her career at Freudenberg-NOK in 1998 as the director of compensation. The following year she was promoted to director of compensation and benefits.
Executive Interview: Jacques Landreville and Jim Buzzard Talk About the Recent Merger of Uni-Select and MAWDI
Our latest Executive Interview features Jacques Landrevillenand Jim Buzzard. On November 1, Landreville and the Buzzard family completed the merger of Uni-Select and MAWDI. The merger significantly expands Uni-Select’s reach into the U.S., where it will generate revenues of approximately $470 million. As part of the agreement, all current MAWDI and Uni-Select locations will remain under their original names, but at the corporate level MAWDI will operate as a subsidiary of Uni-Select USA. All of the various companies within Uni-Select USA, including MAWDI, will be referred to as Automotive Group USA. Landreville and Buzzard recently spoke with aftermarketNews.com and shared some of the finer details about the future for Uni-Select USA.
A Suppliers’ Guide to Innovation
As automotive suppliers continue to get hammered by price cuts, material cost increases, and competitors in low-cost countries, renewed attention is being focused on product and process innovation as a way to improve competitive positioning and profitability. So here we’ll look at the systems automotive suppliers need to implement if they want to consistently deliver on the innovation imperative.
Herman Trend Alert: Women will be More Desirable in the Workplace
More women are pursuing careers than ever before in history. Throughout the world, women are gaining more education, deeper wisdom and higher effectiveness than in previous generations. They compete successfully with men and, in many cases, prove their superiority. Increasing demand for highly competent women — as leaders, as professionals who can be counted on to get things done — will drive significant changes. Gender compensation equity is the easy response. Other changes require more creativity.