Lee Sneed was appointed president of Elkhart-based Dexter. He will work closely with DexKo CEO Eric McGinnis.
He joined the company in 2022 as chief operating officer. He is noted for cultivating Dexter's culture of safety.
“(Sneed) is an accomplished strategist and change agent with more than 25 years of experience building, managing, acquiring, integrating and reinventing multi-million-dollar, multi-product organizations,” according to Dexter's website.
He also worked for VSG, a Dover Company; Prysmian Group; General Cable; International Cable; Weyerhaeuser; and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, according to LinkedIn.
The supplier of parts for large vehicles and commercial trailers was founded in 1960. It employs more than 3,800 people in the U.S. and Canada. It operates 20 manufacturing facilities and distributes trailer parts and accessories at 50 locations. It has locations in Bristol, Elkhart, Osceola and Mishawaka.
Novi, Michigan-based DexKo Global, which was formed when Dexter and AL-KO VT merged, is the parent company of Dexter.
DexKo employs about 7,000 people in 50 facilities and 70 distribution centers.
