Evansville, IN-based wheel maker Accuride Corp. has appointed Richard “Rick” Klein to vp & gm for its aluminum wheel division.
Accuride has aluminum wheel manufacturing plants located in Erie, PA, and Cuyahoga Falls, OH and since early 2004, Klein has served as the company’s director of operations for the Erie Plant. With more than 16 years of plant experience, Klein is charged with integrating Accuride’s Erie and Cuyahoga Falls facilities so as to maximize “continual improvement” initiatives at both plants, the company said.