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Chris Fairless of Fairless Sales & Marketing has been named chair-elect of the SEMA Manufacturers Rep Council (MRC) Select Committee. He will take over duties as chair-elect in July, when current chair-elect, Wade Cobb of HAPCO, becomes MRC chairman and current chairman, Joe Rosenthal of Gantt-Thomas & Associates, becomes immediate past chairman and advisor. … Fel-Pro veteran Richard Morris, who managed marketing and acquisitions for his family’s privately-held company, has co-authored a book on ensuring a responsible financial future for the next generation titled Kids, Wealth and Consequences. Morris is currently an adjunct professor at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and is a principal in the Evanston, IL-based firm ROI Consulting. … Denso Sales California (Long Beach, CA) has appointed David Shushereba as the senior manager of the company’s service, quality and engineering departments. In this role, Shushereba directs the quality engineering and technical services departments responsible for quality assurance of all automotive, heavy-duty, and aftermarket and OES parts. He replaces Eugene Stark, who is retiring after 22 years with the company. Prior to joining Denso, Shushereba was the director of research, development and engineering for K&N Engineering. … Rich Riley plans to retire as chairman of the Lojack Corp. (Westwood, MA) board of directors effective May 20. Riley will remain a member of the board. Ron Waters III, president and CEO, will become chairman of the board on May 20. Riley’s retirement and Waters’ appointment are part of a long-standing succession planning process adopted by the Lojack board. … Mark Frissora, the chairman and CEO of Tenneco from 2000-2006, has been appointed to the Delphi Automotive board of managers. Frissora currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Hertz Global Holdings. … Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric Holdings has increased the size of its board of directors to 11 members. Christopher Mapes, executive vice president of A.O. Smith Corp., has been elected to fill the resulting vacancy.