As part of an enhanced company focus on customer service needs, Affinia Group has appointed Bill Sheehan and Tom Rafferty to the positions of vice president of Global Filtration and Global Brake Chassis, respectively. “Affinia’s sales organization is taking on a new look as we more closely align our management and sales teams with specific market segments,” says Terry R. McCormack, President and CEO of Affinia. “These changes will assure that we stay closely attuned to our customers’ needs while improving communications throughout our global supply chain.” With more than 25 years of aftermarket experience, Sheehan previously served as Affinia’s vice president of WIX-branded products and is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve veteran.
Rafferty previously held the position of director of program distribution for Affinia’s brake and chassis business and has gained extensive sales and marketing experience also during more 25 years in the aftermarket. Sheehan will report to Keith Wilson, president of Global Filtration; Rafferty will report to David Overbeeke, president of Global Brake Chassis.
Affinia is a global leader in the on- and off-highway replacement products and services industry and boasts brands including WIX® filters, Raybestos®, AIMCO® and Brake Pro® brake products, and McQuay-Norris® and Spicer® Chassis parts in North America. South American and European brands include Nakata®, Filtron®, Urba® and Quinton Hazell®. For more information, visit Affinia online. |