Deputy MD appointed at Schaeffler UK

Bearings and automotive component and systems supplier Schaeffler has appointed Richard Hall as president industrial for the UK & Ireland and deputy managing director Schaeffler (UK).

Hall joined Schaeffler in 1995 and has managed sales, marketing, engineering, customer services and logistics functions in both the Industrial and Automotive Sales divisions. He has a degree in manufacturing engineering and business studies from Coventry University and an MBA from Warwick Business School. Meanwhile, Alena Useinovic has replaced Hall as vice president automotive at Schaeffler UK. Based in both Germany and the UK, over the last 10 years she has worked with customers such as Ford, BMW, GM and Mercedes. She has a degree in international business management from Cardiff University.