TriMas Appoints Bob Zalupski As Its New CFO

(RTTNews) - TriMas Corp. (TRS) said Monday that it has appointed Bob Zalupski as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Bob currently serves as TriMas' vice president of finance, corporate development and treasurer. Bob joined TriMas in 2002 and has more than 30 years of business and financial management experience. In his current role, Bob manages the company's acquisitions and divestitures process, and as treasurer, is responsible for TriMas' global cash management and capital structuring activities.

The announcement follows the company's previously announced plan to spin-off its Cequent businesses, which is expected to occur in mid-2015.

Dave Wathen will remain president and chief executive officer of TriMas Corp., while Mark Zeffiro, the previous executive vice president and chief financial officer of TriMas, will serve as president and chief executive officer of the new spin-off entity upon completion of the transaction. On an interim basis, Zeffiro has been named group president of Cequent, and will continue to report directly to Wathen, with the Cequent leaders reporting to him.