Affinia CEO McCormack To Retire

Published: October 31, 2013

After more than 40 years in the automotive aftermarket, Affinia Group Inc. president and CEO Terry McCormack plans to step down from his position on March 31, 2014. Effective that day, McCormick will also resign as a member of the board and assume a role as special adviser to board chairman James McElya.

Replacing McCormack will be Keith Wilson, currently president of Affinia’s Filtration Group, a post he has held since 2008. He joined Dana Corp. in 1984 as a sales and marketing specialist with the company’s Spicer Axle division, and in 2000 joined the filtration group as vice president and division manager of Wix Filtration product division. In 2004, Wilson was appointed vice president and general manager of Affinia’s underhood group.

RNR Tire Express honors the legacy of franchisee Richard Rose

Rose was posthumously awarded with the franchise’s second-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 20, 2024

RNR Tire Express (RNR) recently closed out its annual franchise conference, where it honored the legacy of Richard Rose, who it considered one of its “trailblazing franchisees.” Rose was posthumously awarded with the franchise’s second-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

Members of the Rose family were in attendance at the conference to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award on Richard’s behalf. Rose's two sons will continue to operate their father’s franchise locations in Virginia and ensure his legacy continues within the RNR system and throughout the communities he services, RNR Tire Express said.