2014 AASA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

Barry has led the strategic and tactical efforts of Timken’s automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket since 2000 as they built the full-line hub unit, bearing and seal offering to serve the quality conscious professional technician of today. He is a past chairman of the AASA Marketing Executive Council, as well as president of the Automotive Communications Council. Serving the automotive aftermarket on numerous committees through the years Barry participated in the GAAS Marketing committee, the Leadership Development Network (LDN), AAIA’s Market Research committee and is an active member of his local Rotary Club in Canton, Ohio. Benefiting from more than 25 years in the aftermarket, he has enjoyed assignments in sales,

marketing and logistics at Cowin Equipment (Alabama), Federal-Mogul (Michigan), Kenworth of Birmingham (Alabama) and The Timken Company (Ohio). This Automotive Aftermarket Professional (MAAP) is also a graduate from the University of Alabama Birmingham, where his academic focus was on both marketing and industrial distribution.