Component manufacturers

July 1, 2003
Hendrickson International has named Gary Gerstenslager general manager of the trailer suspension systems division. He will continue to direct the company's

Hendrickson International has named Gary Gerstenslager general manager of the trailer suspension systems division. He will continue to direct the company's Manufacturing Excellence program. For the past eight months, Gerstenslager served as executive director of the trailer division. Hendrickson has named Keith Stephenson to the newly created position of senior vice-president — global operations. He has held several positions since joining the company in 1985.

Joseph M Gingo has been named executive vice-president — quality systems and chief technical officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He has served as Goodyear's senior vice-president for technology and global products planning since 1999.

Tabb J Buel has joined Kinedyne Corp as director of engineering, quality, and new product development. He comes to Kinedyne from Marley Cooling Tower in Overland Park KS, where he was engineering manager of component design.

The Holland Group has added Larry Jensen as vice-president of operations for Holland USA. He comes to the company from International Profit Associates, where he served as senior business analyst.