Obituary: Ken Miller, Former Brembo North America President
By Gary Molinaro | April 30th, 2010 | Category: Obituaries | No Comments »Former Brembo North America president Ken Miller, instrumental in establishing and building the Italian brake company’s presence in the United States, died of lung cancer on April 2. He was 71. Miller began his work in the auto parts business in the 1960s. After spending time in Hermosa Beach, CA; New York City; and Chicago, he returned to California in the early 1980s. According to his son and Brembo NA racing friction program manager Brandon Miller: “Brembo kind of approached him and another gentleman to sell some Italian brake rotors and see what the possibilities were for Brembo here in the States.”
Over the next decade and a half, Ken Miller led Brembo NA from a two-person operation to a 25-employee branch of the company, adding departments and entering the racing and high-performance market as well. Although he retired as president in the early 2000s, Miller continued consulting with the company and helped manage its aftermarket division.
Ken Miller is survived by his wife of 34 years Donna, son Brandon, and daughter Kendra.
