Reyco Granning has named Raoul Steenekamp vice president of engineering and Ramin Zarrabi vice president of manufacturing, the company has announced.

Steenekamp will oversee powered vehicle, trailer, aftermarket and advanced engineers as well as program management, validation and field service, according to Reyco. He has over 30 years of experience in the industry, including designing chassis systems for North American and international markets.

“I consider Raoul the ideal person to lead Reyco Granning's engineering department and achieve our product development objectives,” said John Stuart, president of Reyco Granning.

In his new role, Zarrabi will be responsible for production, production quality, shipping, manufacturing engineering, maintenance and compliance. He is a manufacturing professional with 30 years of experience and has managed three manufacturing plants of similar volume to Reyco Granning already.

“Ramin has demonstrated the ability to leverage six sigma methodologies to drive quality and cost improvements; something I will be looking for him to do at Reyco Granning,” said Stuart.

Reyco Granning designs and manufactures air, steel spring, and auxiliary suspensions used by truck trailer and specialty vehicle OEMs.