Ivor J. Evans, 73 - Executive Chairman since April 2015. Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer from August 2013 until April 2015 and President from August 2013 until
June 2014. Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
from May 2013 until August 2013. Mr. Evans has been a director since May 2005.
He served as Vice Chairman of Union Pacific Corporation from January 2004 until
his retirement in March 2005, and served as a member of the Union Pacific board
of directors from 1999 to 2005. He had served as President and Chief Operating
Officer of Union Pacific Railroad from 1998 until January 2004. From 1989 until
1998, he served in various executive positions at Emerson Electric Company (technology
and engineering applications), including Senior Vice President, Industrial Components
and Equipment. Prior to that, he was President of Blackstone Corp. from 1985 to
1989 and previously spent 21 years serving in key operations roles for General
Motors Corporation (automotive).
Jeffrey A. Craig, 55 - Chief Executive Officer and President since April 2015
and President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2014 until April 2015. Mr.
Craig has served as a director of Meritor since April 2015. Senior Vice President
and President, Commercial Truck and Industrial from February 2013 until May 2014.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2008 until January
2013. Acting Controller from May 2008 to January 2009. Senior Vice President and
Controller from May 2007 until May 2008. Vice President and Controller from May
2006 until April 2007. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer
of GMAC Commercial Finance (commercial lending service) from 2001 to May 2006,
and President and Chief Executive Officer of GMAC’s Business Credit division
from 1999 to 2001. He joined GMAC as general auditor in 1997 from Deloitte &
Touche, where he served as an audit partner.
Kevin Nowlan, 43 - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since
May 2013. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2013 until
April 2013. Vice President and Controller of Meritor from December 2010 until
February 2013 and Vice President and Treasurer from July 2009 until his appointment
as Vice President and Controller. From July 2008 until July 2009, served as
Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Meritor and from March 2007 until
July 2008 served as Vice President of Shared Services. Prior to that, Mr. Nowlan
was Director of Capital Planning for General Motors Acceptance Corp. (“GMAC”)
from 2006 until 2007 and worked in various roles at GMAC and General Motors
Corporation (automotive) since 1995.
Sandra Quick, 49 - Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
since February 2014. Group Vice President and General Counsel for the Electronics
and Interiors Division of Johnson Controls, Inc. from April 2012 until February
2014. Vice President and General Counsel for the North American and South American
operations of Johnson Controls Automotive Experience Group from August 2007
until April 2012. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Toyoda Gosei
North America Corporation from June 2000 until July 2007. North American Legal
Counsel for Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. from September 1998 until June 2000.
Senior Counsel for ITT Automotive, Inc. from June 1995 until September 1998.
Associate Litigation Attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC from September 1991 until
June 1995.
Timothy Heffron, 51 - Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Information
Officer since August 2013. Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Shared
Services from July 2011 until August 2013. Vice President of Shared Services
from June 2008 until July 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Information
Officer of GMAC Commercial Finance from January 2002 until June 2008. Director
of Reengineering for GMAC from December 1999 until December 2001. Director of
Global Information Technology for General Motors from June 1999 until November
1999. Assistant General Auditor for GMAC from March 1998 until May 1999. Prior
to that, spent nine years in public accounting, most recently as an audit senior
manager with Ernst & Young.
Chris Villavarayan, 45 - President, Americas since January 2014. Vice President
of Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management from June 2012 until January
2014. Managing Director of Meritor India and CEO of MHVSIL from November 2009
until June 2012. Led Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems (India) Ltd., a joint venture
with the Kalyani Group in Mysore, India, from January 2010 until June 2012.
General Manager of Operations Planning and Strategy for Meritor from September
2007 until November 2009. Director of Corporate Manufacturing from December
2006 until September 2007. Regional Manager of Continuous Improvement from April
2005 until December 2006. Project Engineer from October 2001 until April 2005.
Project Coordinator and Site Manager of Meritor St. Thomas, Ontario facility
from June 2000 until October 2001.
Joseph Plomin, 53 - President, International since January 2014. Vice President
of International from July 2013 until January 2014. Vice President of Global
Brakes from May 2012 until July 2013. Vice President of Truck North America
and South America from July 2011 until May 2012. Vice President of Commercial
Vehicle Systems Truck from September 2007 until July 2011. Prior to joining
Meritor, Mr. Plomin held a variety of executive positions at Delco Remy International,
including President of Electrical Aftermarket from February 2006 until October
2006; Senior Vice President of Sales/Marketing/Product Line Management from
October 2006 until September 2007; General Manager/Senior Vice President of
Heavy Duty/Industrial Division from June 2001 until February 2006; and Senior
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Electrical Division from September 1998
until December 2000.
Robert Speed, 44 - President, Aftermarket & Trailer and Chief Procurement
Officer since April 2015. Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer from
February 2014 until April 2015. Vice President of Procurement from March 2013
until February 2014. Vice President of Purchasing from January 2012 until March
2013. Managing Director of Meritor’s Australia operations from July 2010
until January 2012. Senior Director of Finance, Truck Americas, from February
2009 until July 2010. Senior Director of Finance, Truck Group, from July 2008
until February 2009. Director of Finance for Truck and Procurement from January
2008 until July 2008. Director of Financial Planning and Analysis from March
2006 until January 2008. Prior to joining Meritor, Mr. Speed was Manager of
Capital Markets at NOP Automotive Worldwide from February 2005 until March 2006.
Director of Finance & Administration at NOP Automotive Worldwide from September
2000 until June 2003. Manager of Finance at NOP Automotive Worldwide from February
2000 until August 2000. M&A Arbitrage Trader at Peter Securities, LLC from
July 1998 until February 2000. Senior Equity Trader at First of America Bank
from May 1997 until July 1998.
Meritor Inc. currently has 8400 employees.