Siemens appoints commercial vehicle and parts exec

Siemens VDO has announced the appointment of Jerry Gabbard to vp-North American Commercial Vehicles (CV) and Service Parts (SP) divisions. Based at the company's Issaquah, WA, location, he will be responsible for overseeing all commercial vehicles, service parts and original equipment spares operations.

Gabbard most recently served as vp of Commercial Vehicles (CV) in the company's Interior and Infotainment division. Before joining Siemens VDO in 2002, he was vp & gm of the RF Ceramics division for CTS Corp., where he was responsible for the design and manufacturing of ceramic components for the telecommunications market