DON REIMONDO TO JOIN AFFINIA GROUP INC.

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich., January 12, 2006 - Aftermarket veteran Don Reimondo
has joined Affinia as Senior Vice President of Customer Relationship
Management, effective January 9, 2006.

 

"We are delighted to have Don onboard with the Affinia team," said John
Washbish, Affinia's President of Customer Relationship Management and
Vice President and General Manager of its Under Vehicle Group.  "Don
possesses a unique range of aftermarket experience, bringing with him
expertise in sales, operations, distribution, logistics, inventory
control and high-level management.  His wide array of skills will help
us further enhance the Customer Relationship Management philosophy upon
which Affinia is built." 

 

Prior to joining Affinia, Reimondo served as Vice President of Global
Distribution, Inventory and Logistics for Federal-Mogul Corporation.
"He's a seasoned utility player in the aftermarket, but Don really
earned his remarkable reputation in field sales," continued Washbish.
"He's a personable man, a keen business leader and a purpose driven
individual."

 

Spending the majority of his career with Federal-Mogul in a variety of
high-level positions, Reimondo has held responsibility as Vice President
of North American Distribution and Commercial Vehicle Sales, Vice
President of Special Market Sales and Distribution, Director of Heavy
Duty Sales, Plant Manager and Operations Manager.  He began his career
with Walker Manufacturing as a Territory Sales Representative in
Wichita, Kan.

 

A Summa Cum Laude graduate of Northwood University, Don holds a
Bachelors of Business Administration and an Associates degree in Banking
and Finance.  He also holds an Associates Arts degree from Jamestown
Community College and has completed "Leadership 2010" at AWDA
University.

 

Don has served on the Board of Directors for five organizations,
including his current assignment with the Heavy Duty Distributors
Association. Formerly, he was a member of the Board for the Council of
Fleet Specialists, SELCRA of Livingston County, Calhoun County Chamber
of Commerce and Concern for Children of Alabama.

 

Affinia Group Inc. is a global supplier of top quality automotive
components for under hood and under vehicle applications.  In North
America the Affinia family of brands includes WIX Filters, Raybestos and
Aimco brake products, and McQuay-Norris and Spicer chassis parts.  South
American and European brands include Nakata, Urba and Quinton Hazell.
Affinia has operations in 17 countries and over 13,000 people dedicated
to keeping the world's wheels turning.  For more information, visit 
www.affiniagroup.com <http://www.affiniagroup.com/> .