Dorman Products Appoints Mathias Barton As CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Dorman Products Inc. (DORM) announced that it has appointed Mathias Barton as its Chief Executive Officer. Barton succeeds Steven Berman, who has assumed the role of Executive Chairman.

Steven Berman co-founded the Company along with his late brother Richard Berman. Berman became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011. He previously held the positions of President of the Company from October 24, 2007 to January 30, 2011. Prior to October 24, 2007, he served as Executive Vice President of the Company since its inception in 1978. Berman also has served on the Company's Board of Directors and as Secretary and Treasurer of the Company since its inception in 1978.

Barton currently serves on the Company's Board of Directors and as the Company's President, a position he has held since August 2013. Barton joined the Company in November 1999 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and served in that capacity until February 2011 when he was appointed as the Company's co-President. Prior to joining the Company, Barton served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Central Sprinkler Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of automatic fire sprinklers, valves, and component parts. From May 1989 to September 1998, he was employed by Rapidforms, Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.