DENSO Expands Presence In Silicon Valley
Key focus areas will be cyber security, big data and autonomous driving.
Investor Confidence In U.S. Grows As Sentiment Declines In Emerging Markets, According To 2013 Global Venture Capital Survey
New research from Deloitte and National Venture Capital Association shows optimism for select IT sectors, but confidence in capital markets declines.
Vehcon Announces Series A Funding
Vehicle telematics start-up raises $1.2 million for its Phase I market launch.
David McCartney Named President of CARQUEST U.S.
McCartney has served as executive vice president, chief information officer since February 2011. Prior to that time, he served as senior vice president, supply chain and logistics. Other positions held include divisional vice president – Central Region, divisional vice president – Western Region and senior vice president of DC operations.
Torvec Appoints Richard Kaplan CEO
Kaplan has an extensive background in economics, accounting, management and executive leadership. He is regularly sought out by startups, universities and other organizations for which he has done private consulting and guest lecturing on marketing, economics and organizational development.
Executive Interview with Dino Crescentini, CEO and Founder, Centric Parts
Dino Crescentini began his import automotive industry career working with his father for Alfa Ricambi in the late 1970s. In 2000, Crescentini began Centric Parts, a full line brake and clutch product company. In today’s Executive Interview, Crescentini talks about the momentum Centric has built in the decade it’s been in business, and also shares his thoughts on the future of the competitive brake products market in general.
Exide Appoints New PR Counsel
Exide Technologies has appointed J. Addams & Partners as its global public relations counsel. J. Addams & Partners is a full-service agency with a diverse portfolio, having served clients ranging from startups and non-profits to some of the world’s largest private and publicly-traded companies. The organization also has a long history in the battery industry, having representing GNB Technologies and Exide Technologies between 1987 and 2004, as well as Battery Council International, the industry’s North American trade organization, for more than a decade.