The board of directors of Federal-Mogul Holdings LLC today announced the appointment of Bradley S. Norton as co-chief executive officer of the company and chief executive officer of its Motorparts division, effective March 8, 2017.
Rainer Jueckstock will remain as co-chief executive officer of Federal-Mogul Holdings LLC and CEO of Federal-Mogul Powertrain.
Norton has more than 25 years of global automotive experience in both original equipment and the aftermarket. He joined Federal-Mogul Motorparts in 2014 as senior vice president and general manager, chassis & service. Norton previously served as president and a board member of Freudenberg-NOK, the Americas joint venture between Freudenberg GmbH and NOK Corporation.
Prior to joining Freudenberg-NOK, he held a series of increasingly responsible leadership positions in operations, supply chain, commercial and organizational strategy with BorgWarner, Nissan North America, AlliedSignal and other companies. Norton will report to the company’s board of directors.
Norton succeeds Daniel A. Ninivaggi, who had served as co-CEO and CEO of Federal-Mogul Motorparts since 2014. Ninivaggi will return to Icahn Enterprises L.P., Federal-Mogul’s parent company, where he will serve as managing director of IEP's automotive segment. Ninivaggi previously served as CEO of Icahn Enterprises from 2010 until 2014.
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