Auto Parts Asia — November 2017

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Brian Smith Joins Hyundai America As COO

Achates Power Expands Board

APA Bureau

H

yundai Motor America has

appointed Brian Smith as

its Chief Operating Officer

(COO). He reports to

Hyundai Motor America president and

CEO, Kenny Lee, and is responsible for

all aspects of Hyundai’s US operations,

including its corporate and product

strategic direction, sales, marketing,

customer satisfaction and dealer

development.

“Brian Smith’s long track record of

success in empowering organizations,

driving change in future retailing and

exceeding expectations makes him the

right person to help lead Hyundai and

prepare us for the continued evolution

of the auto industry,” Lee said. “I

look forward to working with Brian to

energize Hyundai’s US momentum

and sales growth. We are focused

on a strong close to the year and

preparations for several important new

product introductions in 2018 starting

with Kona, along with the national

rollout of Shopper Assurance, our

approach to a better retail experience.”

Smith joins Hyundai after more than

30 years with Toyota and Lexus

with experience in sales, marketing,

dealer development and regional

operations. During his successful

career at the automaker he held

numerous leadership positions, most

recently as the Vice President of retail

transformation for Toyota USA.

APA Bureau

A

chates Power, Inc. has

appointed John Wall,

retired Chief Technology

Officer, Cummins, and John

Koszewnik, Chief Technical Officer,

Achates Power, to its Board of Directors

with immediate effect.

“We are pleased to welcome our new

members to the Board of Directors,”

David Johnson, Achates Power

President and CEO, said. “They bring

deep industry experience and unique

perspectives that will be beneficial as

we continue our growth. The combined

wealth of industry knowledge and

leadership experience on our board is

truly inspiring.”

Wall has more than 35 years of industry

experience in internal combustion

engine technology, fuels and emissions,

and in global engineering organizational

development. Most recently, Wall served

as Chief Technical Officer of Cummins

Inc., retiring in 2015. As he progressed

from research and product engineering

into engineering leadership, Wall

remained directly involved in the most

critical technology programmes for low

emissions, powertrain efficiency and

alternative fuels.

Koszewnik joined Achates Power in

June 2011 as Chief Technical Officer

and will replace the company’s founder,

James Lemke on the board. Koszewnik

leverages his 40 plus years of industry

experience to further the development

of Achates Power’s clean, efficient

and cost effective internal combustion

engine designs.

Koszewnik worked at Ford Motor Co.

for 30 years, most recently as Director

of North American Diesel, where

he led engineering and business

responsibilities for Ford diesel offerings

within North America.

Renault-Nissan Appoints Jayakumar

David As Alliance HR Director In India

APA Bureau

T

he Renault-Nissan Alliance

has appointed Jayakumar

David as Alliance HR Director,

India, effective November 1,

2017. David currently serves as Vice-
      President HR RNTBCI (Renault Nissan
      Technology and Business Centre India)
      and will continue with this role as well.
      In his new role, David will be
      responsible for all the Alliance HR
      operations in India, ensuring optimum
      effectiveness, while driving efficiencies
      of HR delivery to strengthen the
      Renault-Nissan synergies in India.

Dominique Dumoulin, Alliance Global

Director HR, Africa-Middle East-India

(AMI) Region, said, “We are pleased

to welcome Jayakumar David in his

new role and extend our full support

to him in successfully executing his

mandate, as we aspire to strengthen

the Renault-Nissan Alliance in India.

At the same time, we are grateful

to Christophe Dalby who has been

instrumental in implementing and

developing the Alliance HR in India for

the past four years who will now move

to the headquarters. The Renault-

Nissan Alliance will continue to grow

its presence in India, fostering and

nurturing the best talent.”

David will be based in Chennai,

reporting to SumitSawhney, Country

CEO and Managing Director Renault

India Operations, and Thomas Kuehl,

President Nissan India Operations, with

a functional reporting to Dominique

Dumoulin, Alliance HR Director, AMI

Region. He will also report to Krishnan

Sundararajan, Managing Director

RNTBCI for specific entity related

activities.

Jayakumar David as Alliance HR Director, India.