Blythewood, South Carolina – November 15, 2022 – Stanadyne, a leading global fuel and air management systems supplier, has appointed Jeff Blake as Managing Director of its PurePower Technologies business unit, a leader in diesel fuel injection. As Managing Director, Blake oversees the development of PurePower’s original equipment and aftermarket growth strategies aimed at expanding the business unit’s global remanufacturing product footprint and new diesel original equipment product lines.
“Jeff brings a wealth of experience in our sector, as well as a strong track record of business transformation in multiple industries and markets,” said Stanadyne CEO John Pinson. “I am looking forward to working with Jeff as he leads the PurePower team to expand our markets, serve our customers, and deliver our next steps of transformational growth.”
Jeff Blake is a global automotive and commercial vehicle business executive with more than 22 years of experience selling highly engineered products and services to OEMs and into the Aftermarket. He began his career in the heavy duty and commercial vehicle market with Daimler Trucks North America (formerly Detroit Diesel) in performance and emissions engineering. He then spent nearly 12 years with BorgWarner, where he led OEM and remanufacturing sales and marketing for turbos as the company’s global director of its Turbocharger and Electric Actuators business. Blake expanded his aftermarket expertise when he joined Axalta in 2014 to lead its automotive aftermarket paint business servicing paint/collision shops and OEM-owned retail repair shops. Prior to joining Stanadyne, he was president and general manager of his family’s company, JBMbio, a world leader in the formulation and manufacture of sustainable microbial products.
He earned a bachelor’s in Heavy Equipment Engineering Technology from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a certificate in Internal Combustion Engine Practical Theories from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
About PurePower Technologies
PurePower Technologies, a Stanadyne Company, is the authority for American-made precision fuel, air-management, and after-treatment systems for light, medium, and heavy-duty diesel engines. Backed by years of original equipment manufacturing heritage, it has produced more than 30 million precision diesel fuel injectors since 1999. For more information, visit purepowertechnologies.com.
About Stanadyne
Stanadyne designs, manufactures, and remanufactures fuel delivery systems and components for gasoline and diesel engines, as well as low-carbon alternative fuels. Founded in 1873, the company specializes in pioneering technology for engines that move our world and remanufactured components that help keep them operating efficiently. The company provides customers with customized design, engineering, and manufacturing solutions from its United States, China, Italy, India, and United Arab Emirates locations in partnership with its global aftermarket service dealers and distributor network. For more information, visit stanadyne.com.
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