El Paso, TX; March 20, 2013– MSD, the industry leaders in the manufacturing and marketing of ignition and EFI fuel system products, has named Silver Gomez as Product Manager.
Mr. Gomez, who has worked at MSD for 16 years, will be in charge of managing and marketing all ignition system products. MSD, known since its formation of their multiple spark discharge technology, has developed a new Product Management structure to support the ongoing global growth of this category. Mr. Gomez will be one of the driving forces as part of this newly developed team of product managers.
“The additional focus of dedicated product managers will allow us to continue building on our market-leading position, assist in further product development and lay the foundation for a stronger global presence,” noted Manny Grijalva, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at MSD/Racepak. “Silver’s abilities and inclusive understanding of what brought us to the forefront of our industry will greatly benefit MSD and our industry-leading products well into the future.”
Mr. Gomez started at MSD as a customer service technician and has held various positions of increasing responsibility including work in R & D, Power Sports business development, product training, and most recently the management of their event marketing trailer program. Prior to joining MSD, Mr. Gomez worked as a diagnostic technician for Firestone/Bridgestone. Silver is an avid car enthusiast and attends as many NHRA, IHRA, NASCAR and other car enthusiast events as his schedule allows.
Mr. Gomez graduated from Universal Technical Institute with a certificate in General Automotive. Silver, his wife Claudia, sons Silver John and Carlos, and daughter Yasmin will continue to live in El Paso, Texas.
Founded in 1970, MSD is one of the most recognized industry names in ignition system products, EFI products and high performance parts. The company designs, develops, tests and manufactures its entire line ignition boxes, distributors, EFI systems, coils, spark plug wires, crank triggers and other performance parts from its headquarters in El Paso, TX. MSD is part of the MSD Performance family.
To learn more about MSD visit www.MSDPerformance.com.
