Cummins Westport Appoints Gordon Exel as President

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Dec. 18, 2013 /CNW/ - Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) today\n announced that Gordon Exel, Westport Vice President, Sales and\n Marketing, has been appointed as President of CWI effective January 1,\n 2014 for the final year of Westport's three year term to nominate the\n President.\n\n\n\"Gordon's experience with Cummins Westport and solid understanding of\n the customers and markets are key assets that will contribute to the\n ongoing success of Cummins Westport,\" said Ed Pence, Cummins Vice\n President and General Manager, High Horsepower Engine Business, and\n Chairman of CWI.\n\n\nGordon joined Westport in 2002 as Vice President and General Manager\n Americas for CWI and spent 10 successful years at CWI. In 2012, he\n moved to Westport's European office in Lyon France, as Vice President,\n Sales and Marketing. Previous to Westport, Gordon was a Vice President\n in the banking information technology industry following a career at\n Xerox where he progressed into his last role as General Manager\n Channels Business. He has an MBA in Digital Technology Management from\n Royal Roads University in Canada.\n\n\nJim Arthurs, current CWI President, will be returning to a senior\n leadership position at Westport.\n\n\nOn December 5, 2013, the directors of CWI were elected for the 2014\n term. Effective January 1, 2014, the CWI board of directors will be\n comprised of Ed Pence, Cummins Vice President and General Manager, High\n Horsepower Engine Business (Chairman); Dean Cantrell, Cummins\n Automotive On Highway Business Controller; Ric Kleine, Cummins Vice\n President, On Highway Business; Ashoka Achuthan, Westport Vice\n President, Finance Operations; Jim Arthurs, former CWI President; and\n Thomas Rippon, Westport Vice President, Mining and Rail.\n\n\nAbout Cummins Westport Inc.\nCummins Westport Inc. designs, engineers and markets spark-ignited\n natural gas engines for medium- and heavy-duty transportation\n applications such as trucks and buses. Cummins Westport is a joint\n venture of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a corporation of complementary\n business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines\n and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air\n handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power\n generation systems, and Westport Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT/TSX:\n ...

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