Wolfgang Benz has been named president and chief executive officer – NAFTA aftermarket for Hella North America.

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Benz joined Hella KG in 1995 as managing director of Hella aftermarket operations for the UK and Ireland.


Prior to joining Hella, Benz was managing director of Parts Inc., a subsidiary of Midas Ltd., in Johannesburg, South Africa. He worked for 20 years in a number of marketing roles for Midas and its predecessor Motolek SA (Pty) Ltd.


Benz joined Diesel-Electric (Pty) Ltd. Bosch Agency in Johannesburg in 1972, where he was employed as divisional manager and was responsible for the company’s entire automotive business in southern Africa.


His career in automotive began in 1967 at Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart-Schillerhoehe, Germany, where he served as a sales manager and later export product manager.

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