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Accuride Announces Marketing and Product Management Appointments

^{Published on 2010-06-21 16:56:14 - Market Wire}
 

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Today, Accuride Corporation (OTCBB: ACUZ) announced a series of appointments to strengthen its strategic product development and marketing initiatives. Accuride has appointed Paul Clark to serve as its Vice President of Marketing, Julie Heuser has joined Accuride as its Product Manager for the Companya™s Components Group, and Jasen Drenth has joined Accuride as its Director of Product Management for the Companya™s Gunite brand.

"Ia™m very excited for these individuals to join our Marketing team"

aIa™m very excited for these individuals to join our Marketing team,a said Rick Schomer, Accuridea™s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. aPaul, Julie, and Jasen bring with them a wealth of sales, marketing, and product development experience. This coupled with their more specific experience in the commercial vehicle industry will allow them to drive further product development to increase the breadth of value-add solutions we offer to both our OEM and aftermarket customers.a

Clark joined Accuride in 2007 as its Director of Distribution and most recently served as the Companya™s Vice President and General Manager of Structural Products. Prior to joining Accuride, Clark served as General Manager of PPI Aerospace Acquisition LLC. Throughout his career, Clark has served in various capacities of sales, marketing, and management where he charted courses to grow divisions, expand global product offering, and increase customer satisfaction.

Heuser has over 20 years of progressive marketing and sales experience in the OEM, Tier II, Aftermarket, and Heavy-Duty sectors, most recently for Rehau Automotive as a Sales Account Manager. Heuser has a Bachelora™s degree from Oakland University and a MBA from Michigan State University.

Bringing with him over 20 years of extensive experience in engineering, sales, and product development / marketing in the braking industry, Drenth most recently served as Manager / Sales Group and Regional Account Manager for Robert Bosch Corporation. Drenth has a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from Western Michigan University, a Master of Science in Finance from Walsh College, and is a Certified Treasury Professional and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Accuridea™s products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies and other commercial vehicle components. Accuridea™s products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride^®, Gunite^®, Imperial^TM, Bostrom^®, Fabco^TM,Brillion^TM, and Highway Original^®. For more information, visit Accuridea™s website at [ http://www.accuridecorp.com ].