ZF Aftermarket has appointed Mark Cali to head of the independent aftermarket for the U.S. and Canada. Cali will be responsible for growing the aftermarket sales and expanding product distribution throughout the region. He succeeds Mark Thorpe, who resigned from the company Jan. 11.

“[Cali] brings into this role a wide range of ZF history and knowledge as well as customer relationships,” said Steffen Reichelt, head of ZF Aftermarket North America. “His experience in the market, passion and level of aggressiveness are the right ingredients to advancing product and sales further.”

Cali started with ZF Aftermarket in 2000. He began his career in product management and eventually served as national retail sales manager. He then expanded his expertise into operations before stepping into the head of service sales for North America. Cali also will maintain the role of head of service sales for North America in his new position.

“I’m extremely happy to be back in aftermarket sales,” Cali said. “The opportunity to work with such a well-established team committed to serving our customers is one I could not pass on and I look forward to a successful 2019 and beyond.”