Accuride Corporation Appoints Charles M. (aChucka) Byrnes Senior Vice President / Sales and Marketing

Published in House and Home on Thursday, September 22nd 2011 at 14:11 GMT by Market Wire
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EVANSVILLE, Ind.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW), a leading supplier of components to the commercial vehicle industry, today announced that it has appointed Charles M. (aChucka) Byrnes as Senior Vice President / Sales and Marketing. In this capacity, he will continue to report directly to Rick Dauch, Accuride President and Chief Executive Officer.

"His appointment today is an important step in making our organization more globally experienced and customer-centric."

Byrnes takes over the role formerly held by Rick Schomer, who left Accuride today to pursue other professional opportunities. aSince joining Accuride in August 2007, Rick helped us maintain solid customer relationships during the global recession and our subsequent restructuring,a Dauch said. aWe extend our sincere appreciation to Rick for his contributions to our company and wish him the very best for the future.a

Since Byrnes joined Accuride in June 2011 as Senior Vice President / Business Development, he primarily has supported the companya�s mergers and acquisitions process. In his new role, he is responsible for leading Accuridea�s strategic global Sales and Marketing efforts and will drive actions to expand the companya�s product and market positions worldwide.

aChuck has industry-proven leadership skills to build customer relationships and loyalty to our brands, as well as the market experience required to prepare Accuride for successful future growth in Europe, Asia and South America,a Dauch said. aHis appointment today is an important step in making our organization more globally experienced and customer-centric.a

Byrnes has more than 25 years of experience in the global transportation industry and joined Accuride from The Timken Company. There, he most recently served as Vice President of Sales for the Americas for Timkena�s Bearings and Power Transmission Group during the past four years. This role included responsibility for developing and executing Timkena�s sales plan for original-equipment customers in the off-highway, heavy truck, process industries, aerospace, and positioning controls business units. Previously, he had served for two-year periods as Vice President a" Automotive (Powertrain); Vice President, Purchasing; and Director European Automotive Sales and Marketing for Timken. Byrnes began his career with The Torrington Company in 1986, holding a range of management positions of increasing responsibility until the company was acquired by Timken in 2003.

Byrnes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and completed the Executive Development for Global Excellence program at the University of Virginiaa�s Darden School of Business.

About Accuride Corporation
Accuride Corporation is a leading supplier of components to the commercial vehicle industry. The companya�s products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, and other commercial vehicle components. The companya�s products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride^�, Gunite^�, Imperial^TM, Fabco^�and Brillion^TM. For more information, visit the Companya�s website at [ http://www.accuridecorp.com ].

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Accuride Corporation Appoints Charles M. (aChucka) Byrnes Senior Vice President / Sales and Marketing