Delphi Automotive PLC, which will become two new stand-alone companies, Aptiv PLC and Delphi Technologies PLC, ahas nnounced that Frank Dellaquila and Colin Parris have been named to the Aptiv board of directors, effective with the final date of the spin-off.
Delphi says that Dellaquila and Parris bring strong credentials and experience to the Aptiv board. Dellaquila is a seasoned financial executive with extensive knowledge of global publicly-traded companies. He provides the board significant enterprise risk management and financial expertise. Parris has an extensive technology background with a current focus on data and industry.
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Dellaquila is the senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Emerson Electric, a global technology and engineering company. Previously, he held other executive positions at Emerson, which he joined in 1991. Dellaquila received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fordham University and a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University.
Parris is vice president, GE Software Research for the General Electric Company, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to joining GE, he spent two decades at IBM in a variety of executive roles, serving most recently as vice president, systems research in the IBM T.J. Watson Research Division and general manager for IBM’s Power Systems business. Parris received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Howard University, master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California, Berkley, as well as in management from Stanford University. He also received a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkley.
“Frank and Colin bring tremendous knowledge and capability to the Aptiv board,” said Rajiv Gupta, Delphi Automotive chairman of the board and incoming Aptiv PLC chairman. “Frank and Colin will help guide Aptiv toward the commercialisation of new mobility solutions.”
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