Great Dane has appointed Bill Haley as the company’s new vice president of aftermarket, successor to Dave Durand who will retire in 2019.

Healy joined Great Dane in February 2018 as the director of aftermarket parts sales. In his new role, he will provide overall leadership of Great Dane’s aftermarket department, overseeing the company’s parts distribution center and all parts activities associated with Great Dane branches, dealers, and distributors in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and South America.

Healy been in the aftermarket industry for 30 years and has experience leading aftermarket strategy and working with distribution in both OEM and independent automotive aftermarket environments.

“Bill’s extensive experience in aftermarket sales and operations leadership has been a great asset to our aftermarket team during his time with the company,” said Chris Hammond, Great Dane’s executive vice president of sales. “I’m looking forward to seeing how he puts his knowledge and expertise to use as he leads the Great Dane aftermarket group into the future.”