Suzan Joyce has been named chief operating officer for Global Parts Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vipar Heavy Duty.

The subsidiary operates parts distribution centers as well as brake manufacturing production centers, providing support and service to the Vipar Heavy Duty family of companies.

Joyce is currently the chief financial officer of Vipar Heavy Duty and will continue to serve in that role. She joined Vipar in 2004 and was named CFO in 2008.

She has more than 20 years of professional accounting experience and has worked in both public accounting and private industry. She has experience in the automotive and trucking industries as well as in manufacturing and distribution.

Joyce is a certified public accountant with an undergraduate degree in accounting from Illinois State University and a master’s in business administration from Northern Illinois University. She is also a GenNext mentor and has served on several non-profit boards.