Delphi Automotive PLC, which will become two new stand-alone companies, Aptiv PLC and Delphi Technologies PLC announced that Frank Dellaquila and Colin Parris have been named to the Aptiv board of directors, effective with the final date of the spin-off. Dellaquila and Parris bring strong credentials and experience to the Aptiv board. Dellaquila is a seasoned financial executive with extensive knowledge of global publicly-traded companies. He provides the board significant enterprise risk management and financial expertise. Parris has an extensive technology background with a current focus on data and industry. Dellaquila is the senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Emerson Electric Co. Previously, he held other executive positions at Emerson, which he joined in 1991. Parris is vice president, GE Software Research for the General Electric Company, a position he has held since 2014. Prior to joining GE, he spent two decades at IBM in a variety of executive roles, serving most recently as vice president, systems research in the IBM T.J. Watson Research Division and general manager for IBM's Power Systems business.
Aptiv PLC specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of automotive equipment. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- electrical and electronic architecture products (73.8%): connectors, wiring assemblies, harnesses, electrical centers, hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems;
- electronic and safety systems (26.2%): body controls, reception systems, infotainment and connectivity systems, hybrid vehicle power electronics, passive and active safety electronics, displays and mechatronics.
At the end of 2022, the group has 131 manufacturing plants and 11 technical centers worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (36%), North America (0.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (30.7%), Asia/Pacific (30.2%) and South America (2.2%).