November 2019

NOVEMBERR 2019 AFTERMARKET 65 EYEBROW www.aftermarketonline.net New CEO at LKQ Europe Arnd Franz, formerly Chief Operating Officer at LKQ Europe has become its new CEO, replacing John S. Quinn, who has retired. Arnd Franz joined LKQ in April, after spending most of his career at the MAHLE Group. He said: “I am humbled by both the opportunity and responsibility associated with leading LKQ’s European segment and look forward to continuing its track record of growth and success.” Dominick Zarcone, President and CEO of LKQ Corporation, commented: “I am highly confident in Arnd's ability to further accelerate the integration and improvements in the operational practices of our industry leading companies. John S. Quinn added: “LKQ has, in a very short time, created the premier aftermarket auto parts distributor in Europe. I am confident in the future of the company and the benefits to our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders as LKQ continues to lever the strengths of the market leaders acquired since 2011.” www.aftermarketonline.net GKN Automotive appoints New NMA V.P GKN Automotive has appointed Igor Skornik to its Niche Customer, Motorsport and Aftermarket (NMA) management team as Vice President. Igor has a great deal of experience in the aftermarket sector. Most recently, he was Commercial Director Aftermarket at NGK Spark Plug Europe, responsible for sales and trade marketing in the EMEA region. Igor actually started his career at GKN Driveline Slovenia, where he worked in several international positions and business areas. Igor reports directly to Markus Bannert, COO Driveline and is based in Rösrath, near Cologne, Germany. Three appointments at PCL Pneumatic Components (PCL) has made three appointments. Robert Gardner joins as Key Account Manager and brings a combined 19 years’ national account management experience to the role. Meanwhile, Daniel Bridges and Laura Robinson join as Area Sales Managers for the South West and South East respectively. Daniel previously worked for Andrew Page and brings ten years of automotive area sales management experience. Laura was formerly the Southern Area Sales Manager in the automotive coatings division of Sherwin- Williams. Lee Wright, sales director at PCL, said: “These latest recruits join PCL at a very exciting time. Robert, Daniel and Laura all have an in-depth knowledge of the sectors we operate in and the key drivers behind commercial decision-making in each of these. We welcome them to the PCL team and look forward to seeing them flourish in their roles.” www.aftermarketonline.net