VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI — Visteon has appointed Damien Germes, director of the replacement parts unit for its European aftermarket business.

Germes has responsibility for independent aftermarket product management and commercial activities for the different product lines Visteon supplies to the repair market, including air conditioning and heating, engine cooling, lighting and a variety of other electrical and mechanical components.

He leads a product management group, based at Visteon’s European Corporate Office and Innovation Center in Kerpen, Germany, and a team of sales managers based in various European markets.

Germes joined the company in 1999, when Visteon’s European Aftermarket division was established. According to the company, he has played an active role in laying the foundation for the replacement parts business unit.

French-born Germes has more than 10 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. Prior to joining Visteon, he worked for Valeo’s aftermarket operations in Germany, in various product management and sales functions.

“Over the past five years, since the founding of Visteon Aftermarket, the portfolio of products available to the European independent aftermarket has grown substantially,” said Jacques de Ladonchamps, general manager of Visteon’s aftermarket customer business group for Europe and South America. “With his specialized knowledge of the replacement parts business and the independent aftermarket structures, Damien’s key objective will be to continue to expand the product range and develop our business relationships with key distributors in the independent aftermarket.”

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