Lake Forest, Ill., USA - July 15, 2010, Lake Forest, Ill., USA - Tenneco, a manufacturing company, announced that Hari Nair has been named chief operating officer, effective immediately.
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Before his most recent assignment as president, International Group, Mr. Nair served as executive vice president and managing director for Tenneco’s business in Europe, South America and India.
Mr. Nair was previously managing director and general manager for Tenneco South America and for Tenneco Asia, where he established many of the company’s operations. He joined Tenneco Automotive in 1987 as manager of business planning, focusing on the company's early international expansion projects.
Mr. Nair has a degree in engineering from Bradley University and an MBA in finance and international business from the University of Notre Dame.
The company also announced the promotion of Josep Fornos to the newly created position of senior vice president, Europe, South America and India.
Mr. Fornos, who has been vice president and general manager, European original equipment (OE) emission control, since March 2007, will now have responsibility for the company’s OE and aftermarket business operations in these regions.
Mr. Fornos joined Tenneco in 2000 as vice president and general manager, original equipment ride control, Europe, where he strengthened the company’s competitiveness in the ride control segment by focusing on advanced technology and improving Tenneco’s manufacturing footprint in Eastern Europe.
Mr. Fornos was promoted to his most recent position as vice president and general manager, European original equipment emission control in 2007. Prior to joining Tenneco in 2000, Fornos spent a year at Lear Corporation as general manager of the company’s seating and wire and harness business in France, following Lear’s acquisition of United Technologies Automotive.
Mr. Fornos spent 16 years with United Technologies Automotive, holding several management positions in production, engineering and quality control in Spain, and later having Europe-wide responsibility for engineering and quality control.
Mr. Fornos has a degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University, Barcelona, and an MBA from the IESE, Barcelona.
Enrique Orta will replace Fornos as vice president and general manager, European OE emission control. Mr. Orta. In his most recent role as executive director, operations, European emission control, Mr. Orta has been responsible for directing all manufacturing activities at the company’s emission control plants in Europe, including South Africa. He joined Tenneco in August 1995 as financial controller and HR manager at the company’s newly acquired Valencia, Spain emission control plant.
Mr. Orta has held various positions in the operations group since 1999, including Valencia plant manager and regional director of Tenneco’s South Europe operations. In 2005, he was named program director for the company’s European emission control business, which he held until being promoted to his most recent position in February 2008. ■