Tim C.

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Tim Corcoran, Managing Director, Region North America, will step out of his current operational responsibility and serve the unified organization as Director, Strategy & Vision until his retirement July 1, 2018. Helmut Ernst, Head of ZF Services and future CEO of ZF Aftermarket, highlights: “Tim always impressed me with his open-mindedness to new ideas, his entrepreneurial behavior, and an absolute customer focus. With the customer in mind, it was important for us to retain his North American market knowledge, future technology visioning and product development expertise.” Corcoran will continue to help guide the strategic direction of ZF in the Aftermarket and stay involved with key market and customer activities. He will also continue to represent ZF in his board roles with Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA).

ZF Services LLC is the new name for the globally standardized regional Aftermarket and Service organization of ZF. Member of ZF Services Global Leadership Team. Led negotiations with 2 major automotive OEs to establish new global commercial relationship for parts, service & reman. Analyzed and reconfigured North American facility footprint to prepare for substantial growth of reman & distribution activities. Responsible for global strategy development of Digital “Excelleration”, Innovation & Connectivity. Achieved record sales & profitability in North America for the last 4 years..

Provided executive leadership for all sales, service, aftermarket, and reman activities for ZF product in North America. ZF Services North America LLC, Vernon Hills, Illinois 2008 - 2012 Responsible for all service, aftermarket, and reman activities for ZF product in North America. Major achievements include development and execution of a North American Wind Energy & Railway service/repair strategy for North America growing to a multi-million dollar in business in 3 years. Establishment of a one face to the customer commercial vehicle service support organization in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Regionalized key functions such as finance, purchasing and product management within North America. Lead merger of the trading and service organizations in North America, consolidating footprint in the US to one distribution center from 7 facilities and established a North American call center and online warranty processing system. Acquisition and changeover of 2 major automotive retailers worth in excess of $XX Mio p.a for 2 different product lines. Development of an independent aftermarket ride control program in partnership for the US & Canada.

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Responsibilities included leadership of a multi-million division with best-in-class profitability while reducing inventory by 42% and increasing customer fill rate. • Devised the North American commercial vehicle fleet sales and service strategy. • Directed and facilitated the merger of two internal divisions. • Led the multistate business site evaluation process. • Developed the product service support portal. • Awarded the 2006 Lincoln Silver Award for Progress Towards Excellence from the State of Illinois. • Key in having Vernon Hills distinguished as a North American benchmark site for Malcolm Baldrige business excellence and Lean within the global ZF organization. • Served as North American representative to MEMA’s Intellectual Property Rights Protection group.

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