Experience

Race Winning Brands

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• VP & GM Eurasia

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Managing Director of Race Winning Brands Europe B.V. and VP & GM regarding our international markets which include Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. In this role I am managing our international business concerning the Powersports and Automotive segments from our location near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With a local team we manage ProX Racing Parts over 70 countries world wide as well as we distribute several high end Automotive and Powersports brands in Europe. We are active in the aftermarket as well as the OEM segments. Racing Winning Brands (fka PMI) is a leading manufacturer of performance and racing pistons and related engine components for the automotive and powersports performance markets. With well over 280 employees in their 150,000 square foot Ohio corporate headquarters and 190 additional employees spread across six global satellite facilities, Race Winning Brands is a leading supplier for performance pistons, as well as connecting rods, crankshafts, electronics, and other engine related components.



Performance Motorsports International, USA

• The Netherlands - Ohio, USA

• VP & GM Powersports

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2016

  Responsible for the Powersports segment of Performance Motorsports International. This includes world-wide international sales and product management regarding brands like JE Pistons, ProX Racing Parts, Wiseco Performance parts, Innovate Motorsports, etc.. Managing our locations in The Netherlands, Ohio, California and Canada. Performance Motorsports (PMi) is an accumulation of independent businesses that are all owned by Dover Corporation, each with market leading brand recognition that sells primarily pistons, and other engine related components into the Motorsports and Powersports markets (high performance racing, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, etc.). The companies are market leaders in manufacturing highly engineered engine components on their respected fields. PMi’s customer base runs the gamut from recreation to the very highest levels of professional racing, in every facet of the Motorsports and Powersports Industries. The products supplied are forged and cast pistons, connecting rods, and crankshafts; along with their complimentary components, piston rings, bearings, gaskets, camshafts, and a variety of other internal valve train and engine components. Other products include suspension, braking, clutching, and chassis components. With PMI’s ability to engineer solutions for their customers and the infrastructure to test, manufacture, and distribute these products worldwide, PMi really has no equal in the field. PMi is truly at the cutting edge of Performance and Racing components worldwide!



PMI Europe B.V.

• Nieuw Vennep

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2000 - Aug 2014

  Overall responsible for our international business in high end technical components for the racing industry. Including international aftermarket and OEM sales, product management, IT, etc. PMI Europe B.V. is the world wide sales office for ProX racing parts. PMI Europe's headquarters are located in the Netherlands. In Nieuw-Vennep (area Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) you can find the ProX office and warehouse, where we stock the complete ProX product line, which consists of over 3,000 part numbers. The latest, state-of-the-art CNC equipment, machines ProX Racing Parts to our exact specifications and high quality standards. ProX Racing Parts can be considered the leading brand in the engine part replacement market for motorcycles (dirt & road), moped/scooter, ATV, PWC and snowmobiles. Founded in 1975, PMI Europe b.v. nowadays distributes ProX Racing Parts to practically every continent world-wide. Over 100 official ProX distributors are taking good care of consumer needs in more than 70 countries. PMI Europe is also responsible for European sales and distribution of Innovate Motorsports, JE pistons, K1 connecting rods and Wiseco Performance parts, all USA based companies.



Prox Inter B.V.

• International sales representative

  • 1998 - 2000