DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas, Inc. Names New President
JUL 28 | 2015 Contact: John Beal DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas, Inc. Phone: 870-622-9513 [email protected]
DENSO Corporation has named George Harguess president of its DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas, Inc. (DMAR) operations in Osceola, Ark., effective July 1.
Osceola, Ark. – DENSO Corporation has named George Harguess president of its DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas, Inc. (DMAR) operations in Osceola, Ark., effective July 1. Harguess succeeds Andris Staltmanis, who was recently named president of DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc. in Battle Creek, Mich.
Mostly recently, Harguess served as DMAR plant director, directly responsible for manufacturing, production control and maintenance as well as oversight for daily operations at the facility. Harguess joined DMAR as the operations assistant general manager in 2008 and was promoted to plant director in 2012.
Harguess joined DENSO in 1991 as a team leader at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee (DMTN) in Maryville, Tenn. In 1995, Harguess was promoted to supervisor then assistant manager of starter production. From 2000-2003, Harguess served as starter manager, followed by five years as senior manager of DMTN’s starter and alternator plants.
About DENSO: DENSO Corp., headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components in the areas of thermal, powertrain control, electronics and information and safety. Its customers include all the world’s major carmakers. Worldwide, the company has more than 200 subsidiaries and affiliates in 38 countries and regions (including Japan) and employs more than 140,000 people. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2015, totaled US$35.9 billion. Last fiscal year, DENSO spent 9.2 percent of its global consolidated sales on research and development. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo and Nagoya stock exchanges. For more information, go to www.globaldenso.com, or visit our media website at www.densomediacenter.com.
About DENSO in North America: In North America, DENSO employs more than 22,000 people at 30 consolidated companies and affiliates. Of these, 25 are manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the United States alone, DENSO employs more than 14,000 people in California, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Arkansas. DENSO’s North American consolidated sales totaled US$8.0 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015. For more information, go to www.densocorp-na.com.
Company Profile: DENSO MANUFACTURING ARKANSAS, INC. DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas (DMAR) produces HVAC assemblies and Engine Cooling Modules (ECM) for its North American customers. With 224,000 square feet of manufacturing space, the facility employs more than 450 people.
Location: 100 Denso Road, Osceola, AR 72370 Founded: July 1, 2003 Products/Business Manufactures HVAC assemblies and Engine Cooling Modules (ECM) Activities: • George Harguess, President Key Management: • Nobuyuki (Bob) Hironaka, Director, Engineering
Employees: 457 (as of March 31, 2015) Ownership: 100 percent DENSO International America, Inc. Facilities: 224,000 square feet OEM Customers: Toyota, Honda Certifications: ISO 14001 certified in 2006 • North American Web Site: www.densocorp-na-dmar.com/ • North American Media Site: www.densomedia-na.com Website: • Global Media Site: www.densomediacenter.com
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