ArvinMeritor Inc's board of directors has elected Terry O'Rourke president, chief operating officer, and a member of the board of directors. He previously was senior vice-president and president of the company's Light Vehicle Systems business group.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has named Daniel E Martin general manager — commercial tire sales — West. He has 23 years of truck industry experience at Paccar, where he served as distribution center manager and national sales manager for the Parts Division, and director of United States sales for the Kenworth Truck Co.
R•O•M Corp has appointed Larry Bertrand midcentral territory manager. A former insides sales representative for the company, he has more than 10 years of sales and account management experience.
ConMet has named Rob Edstrom vice-president of sales and marketing and Mark Wagner vice-president of engineering. Edstrom previously served as vice-president of engineering, and Wagner previously was hub products manager.
J Eberspächer, the parent company of Espar Heater Systems, has appointed Dr Volker Hohensee as president of Espar. Hohensee has senior-level management experience with the North American OEM market.