GKN Sinter Metals Appoints Healey as New Sales Director
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 30 -- GKN Sinter Metals has appointed Dennis Healey as sales director for Ford, DaimlerChrysler and other accounts in the company's Auburn Hills headquarters. The announcement was made by Pat Bracken, vice president - Powertrain Sales North America.
Healey comes to GKN from Federal-Mogul where he was director of sales - Valve Train and Transmission Group since 2001. Prior to that, he was president of his own sales and consulting group for three years, working primarily with the casting and gear industries. He also has eight years of experience in the powder metal industry.
Healey earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Western Ontario; a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Windsor; and a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State University's Advanced Management Program.
He resides in Ft. Gratiot, Mich., with his wife and three children.
GKN Sinter Metals, with more than 30 locations worldwide and business assets spanning 13 countries and five continents, has annual sales of approximately $850 million and is the world's leading producer of powder metal components. The company employs some 7,000 people and produces over 10,000 different parts for the automotive, commercial vehicle, home appliance, lawn & garden, office equipment, power tool, and recreational vehicle markets. GKN Sinter Metals is a wholly owned subsidiary of U.K.-based GKN plc, a global industrial company.
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