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10 Industry Focus T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | A p r i l 2 0 1 4 Baldwin Filters announces the promotion of Tawnia Wood to the position of director of fi nancial reporting and analysis. HDA Truck Pride has appointed John Misken to its sales and marketing team and appointed Rocky Shores as warehouse manager for CV Logistics. Gary Kennon has been promoted to executive vice president of the Dover Engineered Systems Group. Advanced Clean Air Technologies Global (ACAT) has hired Darrell Blackburn as vice president of purchasing and global supply chain. Noregon announces Greg Reimmuth has been promoted to senior vice president of sales and marketing, Rob Burns has assumed the newly created position of global business development director and Brandon Cox will be taking primary account management responsibility for Noregon's military market. The company also announces the retirement of Bill Van Horn, COO. Hino Trucks has appointed George Daniels to the position of senior vice president, sales and customer support. River States Truck and Trailer- Freightliner has hired Darin Bishop as general manager of its La Crosse, Wis. location. Truck Bodies & Equipment International has hired Steve McDonough as general manager for its DuraClass manufacturing facility in Tishomingo, Miss. Ray Taylor has joined Four Star Freightliner as a new and used truck sales representative. Lori Wade has been named chief fi nancial offi cer and treasurer at Spartan Motors. Wabash National announces Bob Nida has been appointed to the new position of vice president of organizational development and Rick Klein, has been appointed vice president and general manager. J&J Truck Equipment, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, has added Rick Springer as regional sales manager. Karmak has promoted Lloyd Healy to the role of vice president of corporate resources. Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada, Inc. announces Andy Craig has been hired as director, Canada operations. Beltway Companies has hired Kevin Shaw as its new truck sales representative. Michael Sirignano, principal at MHR Fund Management LLC, was been elected to Navistar board of directors. The election of Sirignano increases the number of Navistar board members to 10. Jim Brown has been named vice president – commercial products at Omaha Standard Palfi nger. People In The News Wood Kennon Daniels McDonough Springer Healy Taylor FleetPride, Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire the assets of Ott's Friction Supply, Inc. The acquisition includes locations in Portland and Eugene, Ore. "Portland is a strategic market for FleetPride because of our unwavering commitment to serve our customers," says Kevin Peters, CEO, FleetPride. "Expanding our footprint, both through acquisition and greenfi eld activity, allows us to offer our customers more distribution options to deliver product when and where they need it." Ott's Friction Supply has been owned and operated by Jerry Weis, CEO and Chris Sweet, president since 1999, and the business itself dates back to the 1920s. "We remain committed to growing our business through a broad assortment of quality brands, industry-leading product availability, and expanding our footprint in key markets through- out the U.S.," says Peters. "We are excited to welcome the Ott's employees to the FleetPride family. This combination of people, products and relationships positions us to be the choice in meeting our customers' needs in the greater Portland, Eugene and Salem markets." FleetPride acquires Ott's Friction Supply Mack debuts new branding initiative Mack introduced its new brand and marketing efforts last month. The company has revealed its new tagline, "Born Ready," and a refreshed logo that brings together the company's iconic bulldog and the block MACK typeface. The rebranding effort is part of a long-range plan to increase sales and Mack's market share in long-haul and over-the-road trucking applications, the company says. "We've got a very solid foundation," says John Walsh, Mack vice president of marketing. "It's time we told our story in a way that captures both the essence of the brand — what has always made Mack great — as well as all of the exciting things happening with Mack today. That's really what the new work we're debuting today is all about."