TROY, MI — In what is described as an effort to streamline operations and sharpen its focus on stronger growth, Delphi’s board of directors announced several executive appointments Friday. AdvertisementClick Here to Read MoreAdvertisement Rodney O’Neal has been named president and COO, with responsibility for Delphi’s three operating segments, its three regional operations, Global Supply Management and Sales and Marketing. O’Neal previously was president of the Dynamics, Propulsion, Thermal & Interior business sector of the company and the customer champion for the Ford Motor Co. account. O’Neal also was named to the Delphi Board of Directors. This appointment marks the first time a single officer other than founding chairman, CEO and President J. T. Battenberg III will be responsible for all of Delphi’s global business units. O’Neal will continue to report to Battenberg, who remains chairman and CEO and also chair of the Delphi Strategy Board, the company’s top policy-making group. David Wohleen has been named to a new vice chairman position, with responsibility for several of Delphi’s major growth engines, including commercial vehicles, Delphi Medical Systems Corp., and Delphi’s research and development group. Wohleen also retains responsibility for the company’s largest commercial account, General Motors. He previously had been president of the Electrical, Electronics & Safety business sector of the company, including its Product & Service Solutions business unit, which transitions to O’Neal. Wohleen will continue to report to Battenberg. Advertisement Donald Runkle, who had been vice chairman, enterprise technologies, will consult with the management team on a transitional basis until his retirement later this year. He also had been the customer champion for commercial vehicles and DaimlerChrysler accounts, and a member of the Delphi Board of Directors. Battenberg praised Runkle for his long and distinguished career with Delphi and General Motors. “Don has been an important member of our leadership team, and one of the architects of our lean enterprise and cost reduction efforts. His technical acumen and his understanding of lean concepts have been important contributions to our success in both areas. I’m grateful for the part of his career that he spent with Delphi.” Alan Dawes remains vice chairman and CFO, and will continue to report to Battenberg. His previous responsibility for Delphi’s Automotive Holdings Group transitions to O’Neal. Mark Weber, executive vice president, and Logan Robinson, vice president and general counsel, will continue to report to Battenberg, with their responsibilities unchanged. Battenberg said the appointments will bring sharper focus to the company’s growth, lean and cost reduction efforts. “Rod will have responsibility for the operating performance of the company’s core business and our focus on becoming a truly global and lean enterprise,” Battenberg said. “Dave’s focus will be on specific areas where we are moving our technical capability into adjacent markets such as commercial vehicles and medical, and he will also oversee our advanced research and development for both automotive and other applications.” Advertisement Reporting to O’Neal are: Volker Barth, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa; James Bertrand, president, Automotive Holdings Group, who also retains responsibility for coordinating customer satisfaction and quality initiatives; Choon T. Chon, president, Asia-Pacific; Gabor Deak, president, South America; Guy Hachey, president, Energy & Chassis. Hachey assumes responsibility for coordinating corporate-wide manufacturing initiatives; Francisco (Frank) Ordonez, president, Product & Service Solutions; Jeffrey J. Owens, president, Electronics and Safety. Owens assumes responsibility for coordinating corporate-wide engineering initiatives, and retains oversight for corporate-wide program management; Ronald Pirtle, president, Thermal and Interior. Pirtle assumes responsibility for the DaimlerChrysler customer account, previously held by Runkle; Robert Remenar, president, Steering. Remenar assumes oversight for coordinating common initiatives across the company’s business lines; James Spencer, president, Delphi Packard Electric. Spencer assumes responsibility for the Ford Customer account, previously held by O’Neal; R. David Nelson, vice president, Global Supply Management; and F. Timothy Richards, vice president, Sales & Marketing. Battenberg said while all of the operating units will report to O’Neal, the company will continue to report financials for three segments: Automotive Holdings; Dynamics, Propulsion, Thermal & Interior; and Electrical, Electronics & Safety. All other officer assignments and reporting relationships remain the same. Advertisement For more information about Delphi, go to: www.delphi.com. _______________________________________ Click here to view the rest of today’s headlines. read more

Natalie Gallegos is named Player of the Year for volleyball. Her coach Joe Palmer is named Coach of the Year. Also selected to the first team: Elise Olivas, Gracie Swensen, Eden Schmierer and Ariel Edkin. Victoria Maestas received honorable mention. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Alyssa Parker is named Defense Player of the Year for girls soccer. Photo by Nate Limback The District Coaches have selected the 2-4A Fall 2019 All District Teams. Aliya Richins is named Offense Player of the Year for girls’ soccer. Also selected to the first team are Annika Fox, Marie Lee, Kaya Krantz, Kaitlyn McGrane, Isabella Hodges and Jessica Royall. Jenna Harris received honorable mention. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Girl’s Cross Country Team Coach Kathy Hipwood is named Coach of the Year. Norissa Valdez, Emma Montoya, Hannah Gartz, Mable Pyle, Tia Hartzol, Sophie Chadwick and Abby Beus are named to the first team. Photo by Blake Wood Aiden Semelsberger is named Offense Player of the Year. Also selected to the first team are Jaxon Martinez, Sam Cirigliano, Nick Mozyrsky, Dakota Duran, Wesley Stanfield and Miguel Chacon. Filippo Delzanno, Syles Sylvester and Westley Parker received honorable mention. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Boys Cross Country Team Coach Rob Hipwood is named Coach of the Year. Duncan Fuehne, Rafael Sanchez, Steven Strevell, Ryan Aldaz, Hunter Swavely and Elijah Velasquez are named to the first team. Photo by Blake Wood read more

Attorney General Hector BalderasAG News:SANTA FE – Today, Attorney General Hector Balderas issued a scam alert, warning New Mexico restaurants and other businesses not to become fraud victims. According to new field reports, individuals impersonating an Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) inspector are visiting New Mexico restaurants and collecting $100 “fines” for alleged violations. Only after paying the “fine” do restaurants discover that the so-called inspector is a fraud. “No restaurant or other business should ever pay a government inspector without proof that the inspector is legitimate,” Balderas said. “Anyone caught impersonating a government agent to take advantage of someone will be held accountable.”The Office of the Attorney General reminds businesses that authorized inspectors will always present credentials when visiting a restaurant or other business and any concerns or fines will be presented through official means, such as in writing. Legitimate inspectors never request social security numbers, credit card or other personal information. The Attorney General requests that any business approached by fraudulent scammers report the incident to his office at www.nmag.gov or call 1.844.255.9210. read more

LWV News:The League of Women Voter’s monthly community event, Lunch with a Leader, is 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 via Zoom.This month’s speaker is Bobbi Merryman, a young nuclear engineer pursuing her PhD at the University of New Mexico. While her technical research focuses on developing new criticality safety code methods for loosely-coupled systems; she is active in nuclear energy public education and policy advocacy. Merryman is co-chair for the American Nuclear Society (ANS) retention committee, the UNM ANS Advocacy Officer, and previously served on the Board of Directors for Generation Atomic. She is developing a working group on Spent Nuclear Fuel options for New Mexico and the greater Southwest.  Merryman will discuss the safety of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage (SNF) storage installations in New Mexico and Texas for receipt of SNF from 99 US operating commercial nuclear power reactors and decommissioned US nuclear facilities. Zoom Information:Register in advance for this meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscO2gqzMsE9BmeTJLrGfPc5M5GJLX7vTy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. read more

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The recently announced merger of the container shipping businesses of Japan’s three major shipping companies has no immediate impact on Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ Ba1 rating and negative outlook, according to ratings agency Moody’s Japan K.K. Moody’s expects the integration of the three businesses could prove credit positive over time if it leads to more discipline in managing capacity. However, the potential cash flow synergies and balance sheet impact remain uncertain for now, including whether the companies will transfer their vessels to a new joint venture and the capital structure.“The move highlights the very negative market conditions that continue to plague the containership industry,” Mariko Semetko, a Moody’s Vice President and Senior Analyst, said.Unveiled on October 31, the combined joint venture will hold a 7% share of the global containership market and will rank sixth in terms of container ship capacity globally.The potential economies of scale resulting from the merger could result in higher profits and cost competitiveness. In Moody’s view, economies of scale in shipping could lead to lower operating costs, discounts on new buildings and on dry-docking expenses, and lower funding costs.The combined entity’s enlarged size could also enable it to offer more frequent and reliable services, and optimize routes and capacity utilization. In addition, the larger fleet should increase the new entity’s flexibility in reacting to shifts in geographical trade patterns, laddering out scheduled docking, and adapting to changing regulations.The companies target synergies of JPY 110 billion annually, although little detail has been provided on how and when the joint venture will achieve this, Moody’s said.“MOL’s rating remains under significant pressure, and we estimate that debt/EBITDA will materially exceed 9x this year, which will provide it with very little, if any, cushion,” Semetko said.MOL will need to materially increase profitability and cash flow and reduce leverage over the coming 12-18 months in order to maintain its rating.The company once again lowered its earnings guidance for the year ending March 31, 2017, as it said that it now expects an ordinary loss of JPY 3 billion for the fiscal year, compared to its previous guidance of a JPY 10 billion ordinary profit. read more

The first project for the LR 1800-1.0 will be at a refinery in Portugal, said Liebherr.The ballast radius ranges from 11 – 23 m thanks to a hydraulically adjustable frame. This, according to Eurogruas managing director Javier Sato, makes it extremely flexible in congested project sites.www.eurogruas.comwww.liebherr.com

There was very nearly a nasty accident at the Motor Accident Solicitors Society conference in Manchester last week. As he waited to enter the lion’s den with a speech to delegates, Zurich’s motor claims manager Derek McCann disappeared from view. There was a hushed pause as the audience wondered whether it was part of his act. But McCann had found the edge of the stage and abruptly fallen off the back of it. As MASS chair Craig Budsworth saliently noted: ‘It’s lucky you’re here and not at the APIL conference.’ Fortunately, McCann was unharmed by the fall, so there was no need to further exacerbate the compensation culture. read more

A report from the committee that was established to probe the distribution of bad gas, will be made public.Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell made announcement in response to calls from the main opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the public for the names of the entities implicated to be disclosed.The committee has been mandated to submit its first set of findings by the end of this month.Last week, 17 gas stations were ordered to close pumps selling the bad gas that reportedly contained what is called ‘unwashed gum’.Paulwell appointed the Committee last Thursday and met with JGRA members on Monday morning.He said once he report is made public, the members may issue statements, updates and comments on any related issue.Meanwhile, the JGRA has been instructed to serve claims on petroleum marketing companies to recover losses they incurred due to the sale of  contaminated fuel.The order was issued on Monday during an emergency meeting of  the Association.“The JGRA can confirm that we have been instructed by some of the affected dealers to start the process of filing claims against the marketing companies that were supplying products.” He said the Association is considering all the options given the losses incurred by the gas station operators since the closure of  the pumps nearly a week ago.Last week, Paulwell ordered 17 gas stations across the country to shut off their pumps after tests showed they had been selling contaminated gas, and instructed the Major Organized and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has been instructed to investigate further.The minister said that legal counsel had advised that the names of petrol stations and suppliers implicated in the investigations should remain classified.“The investigations are ongoing and as a responsible Minister of Government it would be unwise for me to make statements before the completion of due process and in a manner that would negatively impact the trade and the businesses of law-abiding players in the industry,” Paulwell said.The Bureau of Standards has assured that it will maintain its close and rigorous scrutiny of the entire chain of activity in the distribution and trade and enforce measures designed to maintain optimum standards. read more