Crowne AAG makes organizational changes to its sales team

Crowne Automotive Aftermarket Group (Crowne AAG), has made an organizational change to its sales structure.

The aftermarket and OE supplier has named John Casanova the new vice president of commercial sales. Casanova will be responsible for overall sales of aftermarket products and channels distributed by Crowne AAG. Previously, he served as director of sales at Carter Fuel Systems.

Casanova has more than 25 years of various executive aftermarket experience with firms such as Monroe, Visteon, Remy International, Champion Laboratories and UCI/FRAM, managing all aspects of the aftermarket business including retail, traditional aftermarket, heavy duty, specialty markets, international, OE/OES channels.

Reporting to Casanova will be:

*Rick Stempien, vice president, sales

Prior, Stempien was vice president of aftermarket sales and marketing for Trico Products Corporation. Stempien will be responsible for sales of all Crowne AAG products through the following channels of distribution: auto retail, mass merchants, and international markets.

*Gary Hertzog, vice president, sales

Hertzog comes to Crowne AAG from AVM Industries where he served vice president of sales and marketing. Hertzog will also be responsible for selling all Crowne AAG products through the channels of distribution: traditional, specialty markets, fleets and heavy duty channels.

*Dan Ehde, Original Equipment Service (OES) business unit director

Previously, Ehde was director of OES sales for Trico Products Corporation. Ehde will have global responsibility for sales through the company’s Automotive Aftermarket Service Groups, servicing aftersales programs within major OEMs such as Chrysler Group, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, General Motors, etc.

“This new sales structure enables us to better organize our sales growth efforts and create more impactful value for our customers,” said John Casanova.

Crowne AAG, a division of Crowne Group LLC, is a leading American manufacturer of automotive and aftermarket products from industry-leading companies including Trico Products Corporation, Carter Fuel Systems and AVM Industries.