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Tenneco names Kesseler executive chairman

Posted February 02, 2017 12:00 am

Business Wire

LAKE FOREST - Tenneco Inc.'s board of directors has approved the appointment of Brian Kesseler as the company's new chief executive officer.

He succeeds Gregg Sherrill, who has been serving as chairman and CEO since January 2007. Sherrill will continue his tenure with Tenneco as executive chairman. These changes are effective May 17, 2017, concurrent with the company's annual meeting of stockholders

Kesseler joined Tenneco in January 2015 as chief operating officer. He also serves as a member of the Tenneco board of directors. Prior to joining Tenneco, he was president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions, a role he assumed in 2013. Kesseler joined Johnson Controls in 1994 and served in leadership roles in the company's Automotive Experience and Building Efficiency businesses. He began his manufacturing career with Ford Motor Company.

Under Sherrill's 10 years of leadership, Tenneco has delivered revenue growth twice that of industry volume growth, margin expansion of 55 percent and annual adjusted EPS growth of 17 percent.

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