Mike Kealey, Executive Vice President – Commercial, Dorman Products, joins Automotive Industries Association of Canada chair Bob Jaworksi as they discuss the changing landscape for the automotive aftermarket.

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Date: September 23, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM EDT
Podcast guest: Mike Kealey, Executive Vice President – Commercial, Dorman Products
Topic: Today’s challenges, tomorrow’s opportunities. A changing landscape for the automotive aftermarket.

• Right to Repair;
• Product progression;
• Push into manufacturing and electronics;
• Reverse engineering

Mike Kealey is Executive Vice President – Commercial for Dorman Products.

In that role, he has responsibility for Dorman’s Product Management and Development Organizations, and their Sales and Marketing functions.

Prior to being named EVP, he served as Senior Vice President – Product, overseeing the company’s product design and development efforts, engineering and quality functions and supplier management.

He first joined Dorman Products in November of 2002 as a Product Manager, and has held several other positions of increasing responsibility throughout his tenure with the company.

Before joining Dorman Products, Mr. Kealey was employed by Eastern Warehouse Distributors, Inc., a regional distributor of automotive replacement parts, holding several key leadership positions.

He attended Temple University, and is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business’ Advanced Management Program.