Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure for Aftermarket Marketing
5 May 1998
Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure for North American Aftermarket Marketing
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 5 -- Jeff J. O'Neill, vice president,
marketing, Federal-Mogul Corporation , announces the organizational
structure for North American Aftermarket marketing with the following
appointments effective immediately:
* Harvey Diedrich, director, marketing, undercar
* Mario Pieroni, vice president, retail sales
* Bill Quigley, director, marketing services
* Mike Valant, director, customer communications
Additional announcements will be made as further appointments are
finalized.
Harvey Diedrich, Director, Marketing, Undercar
Harvey Diedrich is appointed director, marketing, undercar. Diedrich
joins Federal-Mogul with extensive marketing, promotional and customer service
experience in the automotive aftermarket arena. His career spans more than 25
years with Tenneco Automotive and its subsidiaries.
Diedrich most recently held the position of group marketing manager -
program management at Tenneco. In this position, he was responsible for all
trade and consumer programs across all brands and channels, including
development and launch of Expert Plus, Tenneco's first multi-level, multi-
brand trade loyalty program.
Mario Pieroni, Vice President, Retail Sales
Mario Pieroni is vice president, retail sales reporting to Michael L.
Schultz, vice president and general manager, Sales, North American
Aftermarket. Pieroni was previously vice president of marketing at Fel-Pro.
He also held other sales and marketing management positions since joining Fel-
Pro in 1984.
Along with his responsibilities in retail sales, Pieroni will provide
functional leadership for gasket marketing.
Bill Quigley, Director, Marketing Services
Bill Quigley is director, marketing services. Quigley's responsibilities
include aftermarket pricing, cataloging, product management and performance
marketing.
Quigley joined Federal-Mogul in 1994 as an accounting manager and was
later named aftermarket controller. Quigley was then appointed marketing
services director for global sourcing. Prior to joining Federal-Mogul,
Quigley was assistant controller of corporate finance for Nissan Research and
Development.
Quigley earned a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Michigan State
University.
Mike Valant, Director, Customer Communications
Mike Valant has been appointed director, customer communications. In this
newly created position, he will be responsible for the technical services
customer information lines, customer and sales training and marketing
communications, including advertising, merchandising and promotions. Valant
joined the company in January, 1998 as director of marketing, undercar.
Valant has a background in advertising and brand marketing with Campbell-
Ewald and DMB&B. Valant earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from the
University of Michigan.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul is a $5 billion
automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions and systems to
global customers in the automotive, light truck, heavy-duty, farm and
industrial markets. The company was founded in 1899. For more information on
Federal-Mogul, visit the company's web site at http://www.federal-mogul.com.
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