Ricardo, Inc. Adds Director, Business Development
9 December 1998
Ricardo, Inc. Adds Director, Business Development
BELLEVILLE, Mich., Dec. 8 -- With the addition of Doug
Sinclair as the newest Director of Business Development, Ricardo, Inc. is
poised for business in the New Year. Doug's position will round out the
company's strategic approach to opportunities focused in the U.S. Powertrain
Industry.
On November 16, 1998, Doug Sinclair joined Ricardo, Inc. from Federal-
Mogul. Doug brings to Ricardo 21 years of experience in the automotive
industry with a background in engine and component design and analysis. As
part of the Business Management Group, he will enable Ricardo to progress into
the next century with exceptional support to their core management team. His
talents and efforts will be geared toward the management of large accounts in
the United States and internationally, and will include Tier 1 piston, ring,
liner and related engine component suppliers. Doug joined the Ricardo team at
their Detroit Technical Center located in Belleville, Michigan, a 36,000
square foot, high specification facility.
The Business Management Group combines the efforts of the business
development and program management teams within Ricardo. Working together,
these teams utilize a strategic approach to meeting the needs of the
marketplace and successfully maintaining the quality of service to their
clientele. The vision of Ricardo, Inc. is to be the natural first choice
provider of technologies and engineering services to the Powertrain and
Vehicle markets of North America.
Ricardo, Inc. is a North American subsidiary of Ricardo Group plc, which
was established in 1917 in the United Kingdom. Ricardo, Inc. was established
in 1989 and has operations in Detroit and Chicago. With Ricardo's global
expertise and strengths in the design and development of advanced powertrains,
the company is able to take a whole vehicle approach while providing
technology and services to the powertrain and vehicle marketplace.