Air spring manufacturer Firestone Industrial Products, Indianapolis, has promoted Graham Brookes to director of technology. He will be responsible for strategic planning and technology direction for the entire company.
Brookes began his career at Firestone almost 13 years ago. For the past six years he has been division manager of technology.
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