Tom DeMille is the Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Transtar’s U.S. and Canadian distribution business and is responsible for driving high-level growth. Tom, who graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia with a BS in Accounting, is a 26-year transmission industry veteran who began his career at Metran Automatic Transmission Parts, a regional transmission parts company in New York. Tom was promoted through positions of increasing responsibility with Metran until its acquisition by Axiom Automotive. During his tenure with Axiom he served as Regional Vice President and then joined Transtar from 2002 until 2013 where he served as Regional Vice President and then Vice President of Sales & Branch Operations. Tom became Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Transmaxx, LLC, a start-up transmission parts distributor until 2017 when Transmaxx was acquired by Transtar. Tom rejoined Transtar in 2017 at Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He is a member of the Ohio State Center for Automotive Research (CAR) External Advisory Board. Tom is married to Nicole and they have two children. His hobbies are golf, cycling and hockey.
Benjamin DePompei is the President of Transtar Manufacturing. Ben joined Transtar Industries, Inc. in April, 2012 as Executive Vice President, CHRO. Over the past 7 years Ben had increasing levels of responsibilities including direct management of Transtar’s remanufacturing operations, Chief Administrative Officer & Legal, Nickels Performance, and Alma Products and ATCO. Additionally, Ben served as Interim CEO of Transtar upon emergence, while transitioning to the current management team. Currently, Ben serves as President of Transtar Manufacturing which includes Remanufacturing (RECON), Alma Products, ATCO, and Transtar Autobody Technologies.
Prior to joining Transtar Ben held executive leadership positions with privately-held E.P. Management Corporation (formerly Eagle Picher Corporation) for 15 years.
Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and Operations Management from The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business, and attended the INSEAD Global Executive Management Program in France.
Kevin Rozsa is the EVP, Business Development. He focuses on identifying and establishing partnerships and growth opportunities and leading Transtar’s merger and acquisition strategy. He has held several leadership roles with the company, originally hired by founder Monte Ahuja in 2001 as VP, Corporate Marketing, and later named VP, International Sales. Throughout Transtar ownership and CEO changes, Kevin was asked to lead other areas of the company, including Pro King, Nickels Performance, Category Management, and Supply Chain.
Prior to joining Transtar, Kevin held sales, marketing and product management leadership positions with Schaeffler, a supplier to Transtar since the mid-1980s when he first introduced the Schaeffler LuK RepSet program to the company. Kevin joined Schaeffler in 1985, and worked there for 16 years.
He earned his Executive MBA from Kent State University Graduate School of Management in 1990 and his Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, from Washington and Jefferson College in 1985. Kevin is married to Debbie who he met while both were attending W&J, and they have 3 grown daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys social activities with his family and friends at their lake community in Silver Lake, OH, traveling and watching football games, especially as an avid Pittsburgh Steelers and Ohio State Buckeye fan.
Anna Gluck is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Transtar Industries. She leads the cornerstone of Transtar’s company culture and champions a best-in-class employee experience. She has a proven track record of success in the creation of a well-developed talent management strategy. In addition to being a 2017 Finalist for Crain’s Cleveland HR Archer Award in the Innovation category, accomplishments include developing programs focused on employee career advancement and designing an employer brand campaign centered on fostering a multigenerational, modern workforce.
Anna earned her BS in Education from Cleveland State University and her MBA from Cleveland State University. She also holds her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) designation through the Society of Human Resource Management.
Greg Kaganovich is the Vice President of Supply Chain for Transtar Industries and is responsible for purchasing, logistics, and inventory management.
Prior to joining Transtar in April 2021, Greg served as Senior Director of Supply Chain for Myers Industries, a $1 billion publicly-traded company that manufactures and distributes polymer products. He has also held leadership positions at GoodyearTire & Rubber Company and L’Oreal.
Greg graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration in Operations and Supply Chain from Case Western Reserve University.
Chris Osos is the Vice President of Marketing. He focuses on traditional and digital marketing excellence and introducing new products to market. He brings a proven track record of helping organizations achieve growth and exceed strategic goals.
Chris holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, College of Business Administration, where he double majored in Marketing and Computer Applications, and an MBA from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, where he double majored in Marketing and Management.