Hennessy Industries Inc. names Sanjay Chowbey president

Dec. 19, 2012
Chowbey joins Hennessy from Gilbarco Veeder-Root.

Hennessy Industries, Inc., a full-line wheel-service equipment manufacturer in North America, has named Sanjay Chowbey as president.

Chowbey joins Hennessy after spending six years with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a technology provider for the petroleum industry. Chowbey served as vice president of the commercial and industrial business unit for the last two years managing sales and marketing and business development. He has extensive domestic and international business experience in general management and functional capacity including operations, service, acquisition and integration.

Prior to joining Gilbarco, Chowbey spent more than 12 years with ArvinMeritor and Arvin Industries. During that time, he held roles of increasing responsibility from director of operations to general manager. It was there that Chowbey was first introduced to auto parts users and retailers, working with Sears, Pep Boys, AutoZone, Advanced Auto Parts, Car Quest and several customers in Asia, Middle East, and Australia.

Chowbey graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2003 with a Master of Business Administration degree.

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