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10 T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5 Industry Focus Mike Pennington, CEO of PenNotes LLC and long- time Meritor employee, has died. SmartTruck Systems announces John Manchulenko as its new business development manager for its Canadian division. Donaldson announces Peggy A. Herrmann, vice president, disk drive and microelectronics, has retired. The company also announces Trudy Rautio has been appointed to its board of directors, and F. Guillaume "Bassy" Bastiaens and Janet Dolan have retired from the board after reaching their maximum term limit. Mike Rumsey, vice president, sales operations for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, is leaving the company to pursue a management position at a truck dealership. B. Ross McKenzie has been hired as west region sales manager for Talbert Manufacturing. VIPAR Heavy Duty has promoted Chris Baer to executive vice president. Vanguard Truck Centers has appointed John M. Thomas executive vice president of sales. Eaton announces Pavan Pattada has been named president, North American Truck. Jack Allen has retired after 33 years at Navistar. He was the company's COO since 2013. Navistar has promoted Bill Kozek to president, Truck and Parts and Persio Lisboa to president, Operations. Walter Borst, executive vice president and CFO, also is adding business development, mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategic planning responsibilities to his portfolio. Dean Croke has been named vice president of Omnitracs Analytics. Andy Jablonski has been named president of Landmark International Trucks. Mitsubishi Electric has added Scott Balgenorth and Marc Van Poperin as national account managers. Kurt Meyer has been named CFO for Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI). Nick Lambevski of Transport Trailer Sales has been installed as the 25th president of the National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA). People In The News Pennington Baer Croke Pattada PSI Nabs Workplace Award Pressure Systems International (PSI) has been named a Top Workplace for 2014 by the San Antonio Express-News and its employees. The San Antonio Express-News teamed with Workplace Dynamics to choose winners of this award based on the results of surveys conducted with employ- ees of companies doing business in the San Antonio area. PSI was named one of the area's winners, and was recognized during an award luncheon held in October. "We value everyone who walks through our doors each day," says Tim Mus- grave, president and CEO. "For us it's not just talk, we really do understand our employees' contribution and that we wouldn't be where we are today without them." Dana Broadening Axle Warranty Dana Holding Corporation has broadened its Extended Protection Plan for drive axles used in on-highway linehaul applications by customers in the U.S. and Canada. Dana now offers optional warranty cover- age beyond the standard fi ve year/750,000 miles on select single drive and tandem drive axles used exclusively in linehaul applica- tions, including the Spicer AdvanTEK 40, Spicer EconoTrek, and Spicer Pro-40 tandem axles. Under the new program, Dana says customers may extend their warranties to six years/850,000 miles or seven years/one mil- lion miles for an additional fee. "These improvements to our extended warranties result from our continued invest- ment in manufacturing and commitment to best-in-class quality, which allow us to sup- port our customers with industry-leading protection programs long after the sale," says Mark Wallace, executive vice president of Dana and group president of Dana On- Highway Driveline Technologies. Meyer