TROY – Noble International on Monday announced that Jim
Orchard, its Chief Operating Officer, has decided to leave the company as
of July 31st. Taking his place will be Frank Sovis,
currently President of Noble’s North American Operations.
Replacing Sovis will be John Nechiporchik, currently the Chief Operating Officer of North America. The promotions of both Sovis
and Nechiporchik will be effective August 1st.
“We are sorry that Jim Orchard has elected to leave the company,�?� said
Noble’s Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Saeli. �??Noble is very fortunate to have
a strong operational organization, as evidenced by our ability to
immediately promote Frank and John into their new roles. They have both
done a tremendous job over the past year operating the North American
business in a difficult market environment, and have extensive tier one
automotive experience.”
Prior to joining Noble in early 2007, Sovis was President of Lear
Corporation’s global interior systems division, a $3 billion per year
worldwide manufacturing operation. He held a variety of executive
positions during his 18 year career at Lear. Nechiporchik’s previous
experiences include serving as President of ASC Corporation, where he was
employed for almost 19 years, as well as President of both Roush Industries
Manufacturing Division and Guide Corporation.
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