Tenneco Appoints Ben Patel CTO

Tenneco has announced that with the retirement of Tim Jackson, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Ben Patel, Tenneco’s vice president for Clean Air global research & development and systems integration, is being promoted to the role of chief technology officer. 

Noted Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO, Tenneco, “With Tim’s retirement, I am pleased to promote Ben Patel to chief technology officer with his very strong experience in leading research and development initiatives globally and continuously improving the design and development processes that keep Tenneco at the forefront of Clean Air and Ride Performance technology.”

Following a period of transition, these changes are effective March 31, 2017.

Tenneco, a $8.2 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 30,000 employees worldwide, is a large designer, manufacturer and marketer of clean air and ride performance products and systems for automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment markets and the aftermarket. Tenneco’s principal brand names are Monroe®, Walker®, XNOx™ and Clevite®Elastomers.

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