Champion Laboratories Hires New Vice President Marketing and Business Development

Albion, IL – October 2007: We are pleased to announce the completion of the Vice President Marketing and Business Development search for Champion Laboratories, a company that is a major supplier of automotive filters and PCV valves for OEMs and the aftermarket.

Based on a referral from a successful relationship with a past client, Champion contacted us to help them secure a marketing executive who would provide strategic direction for the company by creating a strong market presence through both short and long range plans and programs. This person will create a well-designed marketing engine for an established company who was in need of marketing disciplines and has primarily operated as a private label manufacturer.

Through our proprietary process of identification, assessment and delivery, we were able to assist Champion in hiring Matt Rechin who has accepted the position as Vice President Marketing and Business Development and will report to the President. Matt will have responsibility for the overall marketing function and will devise a plan for significant growth based on their vision of expansion. Matt came from MTD Products, Inc., where he served as their Vice President, Brand Management. Prior to MTD, he was Director of Marketing for the Flood Company and also held the same position at Sherwin Williams Company after he was initially trained at Procter & Gamble. Matt received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University and his BS in Business Administration from Miami University.

About Champion Labs
Champion Labs is currently headquartered in Albion, IL. They also have five other locations in the US and Canada and warehouses in Mexico, England, Costa Rica and France. The company manufactures Champ and Luber-finer brand filters, as well as accessories and filters for many private label accounts. United Components, Inc, the parent company of Champion Laboratories, is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of a broad range of filtration products, fuel and cooling systems products, engine management systems, driveline components and lighting systems, for the automotive, trucking, marine, mining, construmarkets.

About ASLON Group
The ASLON Group is a retained executive search firm. Our reputation is built on our ability to see a search through from the initial meeting with our client to the assimilation of the finalist into the position. We operate under very strict standards of ethics and methodologies to identify the right person to fit the culture and vision of our client.  Our integrity-based mission is simply knowing and choosing what is right as we search for leaders. This mentality is also reflected in the type of leaders we find for our clients - leaders that are passionate, have a strong value system and a high emotional quotient to accompany their intelligence quotient.

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