ELGIN, Ill. — SKF has named Scott Simmonds as vice president of heavy duty sales of the SKF Vehicle Service Market, North America, effective immediately. Simmonds will report to Mike McGrath, president of the VSM North America Business Unit.
In this role, Simmonds will oversee the sales management team for the heavy duty segment in North America. Additionally, Simmonds will strategically manage SKF Heavy Duty aftermarket business activities.
Simmonds has a BS from the University of Southern Connecticut, and comes to SKF with more than 20 years of sales experience. Before joining SKF, Simmonds worked for Champion Labs/Luber-finer Inc., where he served as director of Luber-finer sales worldwide.