Josep Fornos, vice president and general manager, is responsible for original equipment emission control production and sales in Europe.

Prior to assuming his present position, Mr. Fornos was vice president and general manager, original equipment ride control, Europe, where he strengthened the company’s competitiveness in the ride control segment by focusing on advanced technology and improving Tenneco’s manufacturing footprint in Eastern Europe.

Prior to joining Tenneco Automotive in 2000, he was associated for 16 years with United Technologies Automotive, holding several management positions in production, engineering and quality control in Spain and later having European-wide responsibility for engineering and quality control.

Mr. Fornos has a degree in electronic engineering from Polytechnic University, Barcelona, and an MBA from the IESE, Barcelona.