TMD Friction, the world’s largest manufacturer of Cobreq brand brake pads, announces Fábio Merighi as the new aftermarket director in South America.
With extensive experience in business strategy and marketing for various industry sectors, Merighi has stints in companies such as Manserv and SKF. At TMD do Brasil, he held the position of marketing, pricing and BI manager since March 2018.
Graduated in advertising and marketing, the executive has a postgraduate degree in business management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), an MBA in marketing and an international specialization in leadership, management and coaching.
According to Edilson Jaquetto, President of TMD Friction Brazil, Merighi’s performance in the company contributed significantly to the restructuring of the sales and marketing area. “His appointment as director of aftermarket aims to accompany market changes and meet the respective challenges of the organization and its network of distributors,” he says.
With the challenge of leading the aftermarket sales team with strategies to keep growing in the market, Merighi says she is motivated and confident with the new role. “South America is of great importance to the company’s business and one of its main goals is to further enhance the brand’s presence in the region,” he says.
ABOUT COBREQ
Cobreq is one of the brands of the TMD Friction group, the largest manufacturer of brake pads in the world. The company develops tarpaulins, shoes and brake pads covering light, heavy and motorcycle vehicles. Located in an area of 100,000 m², in Salto, in the interior of São Paulo, the plant represents one of the largest units of the TMD Friction group outside Europe. For more information, visit www.cobreq.com.br.
About TMD Friction Group
TMD Friction, a group of Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., is the global leader in the manufacture of brake pads for the automotive industry. It also manufactures disc brake pads and drum brake linings for applications in a variety of vehicle types. Its product portfolio also includes sport brake pads as well as friction materials for this segment. TMD Friction serves the global spare parts market through the Textar, Nisshinbo, Mintex, Don, Pagid and Cobreq brands, as well as developing and producing friction linings for the industry under the brands Cosid and Dynotherm. TMD Friction Group has four manufacturing plants in Germany, as well as other units in Europe, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan and South Africa. The group has over 5,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.tmdfriction.com.
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