Press Release: HDA Truck Pride Announces John Lurz, Director Of Information Technology

St Louis – HDA Truck Pride announces the appointment of John Lurz as Director of Information Technology. John will lead the technology initiatives that support the foundation of HDA Truck Pride.    
 
John joins the HDA Truck Pride team with more than 23 years of expertise in information technology infrastructure, applications and operations. Most recently, John worked at GE Digital as a Business Engagement Manager and Network Solution Delivery Leader. Prior to that, John held a number of roles in Ford Motor Company’s infrastructure and plant floor systems departments. John has extensive experience in infrastructure products and services, network security and applications engineering. John’s extensive and broad knowledge in information technology brings exponential value to the HDA Truck Pride team. The IT team will report to John, as they focus on supporting the strategic plans of the organization; becoming the leader in IT solutions and business intelligence in the commercial vehicle aftermarket. John’s ability to work cross functionally with product management, finance, sales and marketing has already begun to catapult HDATP in their Business Intelligence, PIM, E-Commerce and Telematics initiatives.   “We’re very pleased to have John join our team,” states Don Reimondo, President and CEO. “He has a wealth of IT knowledge specialized in infrastructure, applications, telecommunications and operations. His expertise is an asset to our corporate strategic plan, and to the entire HDA Truck Pride network overall.” 
 
About HDA Truck Pride
HDA Truck Pride is North America's largest independent provider of parts and services to the commercial vehicle aftermarket.  With over 700 distribution locations and over 400 service facilities, HDA Truck Pride boasts the largest aftermarket footprint. The marketing group is focused on value-added services, not just delivering parts, but solving problems and driving technical expertise. The organization offers training, product support and marketing programs all focused on growing the business of its members, fleet customers and service experts.