Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure for Powertrain Systems Group
20 March 1998
Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure for Powertrain Systems Group
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 20 -- Alan C. Johnson, Federal-Mogul
executive vice president - Powertrain Systems, announces the
organizational structure for the newly formed Powertrain Systems Group with
the following appointments:
* Mike Verwilst, vice president, Powertrain Systems - Americas
* Stefan Prigge, director of operations - piston rings, Powertrain
Systems - Europe
* Peter Spahn, director of operations - bearings, Powertrain Systems -
Europe
* Ian Darke, director of operations - pistons, Powertrain Systems -
Europe
* Duraid Mahrus, director of product engineering and marketing,
Powertrain Systems - Europe
* Horst Muller, director of finance, Powertrain Systems - Europe
* Neil Graham, managing director - large bearings, Powertrain Systems
* Brian Ruddy, director of business development, Powertrain Systems
* Kevin Thomas, director of human resources, Powertrain Systems
* Jackie Parkhurst, director of quality, Federal-Mogul
* Allan Welsh, special advisor
"We are extremely pleased to have a leadership team with such a depth of
wide ranging experience and proven capability in international business," said
Johnson. "We are confident they will deliver real value to customers and
stockholders through both their collective talents and those of the people and
functions they lead."
Mike Verwilst, Vice President, Powertrain Systems - Americas
Mike Verwilst is appointed vice president, Powertrain Systems - Americas.
His responsibilities include all bearing, bushing, piston and ring operations
in both North and South America. All aspects of business operations will
report to him including advanced engineering, product engineering,
manufacturing, sales and marketing.
Prior to this appointment, Verwilst was vice president for Federal-Mogul's
engine and transmission products, Americas. His career spans positions in
engineering, sales and general management.
Verwilst earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical
engineering/marketing from Michigan State University.
Stefan Prigge, Director of Operations - Piston Rings, Powertrain Systems -
Europe
Stefan Prigge is appointed director of operations - piston rings,
Powertrain Systems -Europe. His responsibilities include piston ring
manufacturing and related activity in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and
Italy.
Prior to this appointment, Prigge held a similar role at T&N plc. His
previous career experience includes roles in general management, logistics,
production and university teaching. He spent several years working in
electronics in Australia and before joining T&N was employed by BMW in Munich.
Prigge earned a Doctorate degree and a Diploma in physics from the
University of Clausthal in Germany.
Peter Spahn, Director of Operations - Bearings, Powertrain Systems -
Europe
Peter Spahn is appointed director of operations - bearings, Powertrain
Systems - Europe. His responsibilities include engine bearing, bushing, and
washer manufacturing and associated activity, in Germany, France, Italy and
Poland.
Spahn, based at Federal-Mogul's plant in Wiesbaden, previously had partial
manufacturing responsibility for German, French and Italian bearings
operations.
Spahn earned a Doctorate degree in mechanical engineering and a degree in
economics and engineering from Darmstadt.
Ian Darke, Director of Operations - Pistons, Powertrain Systems - Europe
Ian Darke is appointed director of operations - pistons, Powertrain
Systems - Europe. His responsibilities include piston manufacturing and
related activity in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany.
Prior to this appointment, Darke held a similar role at T&N plc. He has
held roles in economics, strategic planning, sales and marketing, as well as a
number of general management positions in both the United Kingdom and Germany.
Darke earned a Master of Science degree in economics, a Bachelor of Arts
degree in economics and politics, and a Diploma in business administration.
Duraid Mahrus, Director of Product Engineering and Marketing, Powertrain
Systems - Europe
Duraid Mahrus is appointed director of product engineering and marketing,
Powertrain Systems - Europe. His responsibilities include all research and
development advanced engineering, product engineering and sales and marketing
for automotive bearings, pistons and rings throughout the European operations.
Mahrus joins Federal-Mogul from the position of vice president of business
development for T&N plc's piston and ring activities in North America. He
joined T&N as a result of its acquisition of Metal Leve Inc. His long-term
career with Metal Leve covered wide ranging roles in technology, sales and
general management with a strong international emphasis.
Mahrus earned a Doctorate from Nottingham University in the United Kingdom
and an engineering degree in Germany.
Horst Muller, Director of Finance, Powertrain Systems - Europe
Horst Muller is appointed director of finance, Powertrain Systems -
Europe. His responsibilities will include all of the financial functions of
the powertrain systems group operations in Europe.
Prior to this appointment, Muller was Federal-Mogul's director of finance
for all of its European bearing, aftermarket and sealing operations. He has
extensive experience in all aspects of financial and management accounting
within the automotive sector.
Muller holds Germany accountancy qualifications and studied economics at
Mainz.
Neil Graham, Managing Director - Large Bearings, Powertrain Systems
Neil Graham is appointed managing director - large bearings, Powertrain
Systems. His responsibility for heavy wall and rotating plant bearings
includes all business functions from engineering and manufacturing to sales
and marketing. Operations are based in the United States, the United Kingdom,
France and Germany.
Graham joins Federal-Mogul in an expanded role from a similar position he
held at T&N plc. Aside from general management experience, he has held a wide
variety of technical and commercial roles within the bearings industry.
Graham earned a Doctorate in engineering science and a Bachelor of Science
degree in applied physics.
Brian Ruddy, Director of Business Development, Powertrain Systems
Brian Ruddy is appointed director of business development, Powertrain
Systems. He will be responsible for joint venture activities worldwide with
particular emphasis on Korea, India and China.
Prior to this appointment, Ruddy has held a similar role for the piston
product group of T&N plc. His wide ranging experience covers product
development, sales and marketing, plant management and a variety of technical
roles.
Ruddy earned a Doctorate and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical
engineering.
Kevin Thomas, Director of Human Resources, Powertrain Systems
Kevin Thomas is appointed director of human resources, Powertrain Systems.
His responsibility is to maintain and develop "best in class" human resource
practices throughout this group with numerous operations located worldwide.
Thomas joins Federal-Mogul from T&N plc where he held responsibility for
European employee relations and piston products group human resource activity.
Aside from human resources specialization, he has experience in logistics,
quality, management information systems and general management.
Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and sociology from
Bristol University and is a fellow of the British Institute of Personnel
Management.
Jackie Parkhurst, Director of Quality, Federal-Mogul
Jackie Parkhurst is appointed director of quality for Federal-Mogul's
worldwide operations. She will have responsibility for the maintenance and
development of the highest quality standards by coordinating the exchange of
"best practice" and working in close liaison with Federal-Mogul's customer
base.
Reporting to Alan C. Johnson, executive vice president powertrain systems
group, she will work equally across the other Federal-Mogul divisions, namely
Sealing Systems, General Products and Worldwide Aftermarket.
Prior to this appointment, Parkhurst was director of corporate quality at
Federal-Mogul Corporation. Her career spans roles as director, quality
assurance - manufacturing operations, and related quality and manufacturing
positions.
Parkhurst earned a Master of Science degree from the University of
Illinois and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and physics from Alma
College in Alma, Michigan.
Allan Welsh, Special Advisor
Allan Welsh, who until the recent acquisition by Federal-Mogul, served on
the T&N plc main board directory and was chief executive of its piston
products group, will be a special advisor. Welsh will concentrate his
activities in the coming months on the divestment of T&N's thin wall bearing
operations and, in conjunction with Alan C. Johnson, the strategic development
of piston and ring operations.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a global
manufacturer of a broad range of non-discretionary parts primarily for
automobiles, light trucks, heavy trucks, and farm and construction vehicles.
The company was founded in 1899. Visit the company's web site at
http://www.federal-mogul.com for more information.
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