Westport Names Nancy Gougarty President & COO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Westport Innovations (WPT.TO, WPRT) has appointed Nancy Gougarty as its President and Chief Operating Officer after resigning her position on the company's board. The change in roles for Nancy is part of Westport's progression from research and development into an organization focussed on the global commercialization of a wide range of products. Westport added that the change of position for Nancy is part of Westport's progression from research and development into an organization focussed on the global commercialization of a wide range of products.

Nancy has extensive business experience in the global automotive industry. Originally named to the Westport board in February 2013, she served as the vice president for TRW Automotive Corp. for Asia-Pacific, with responsibility for profit and loss, from January 2008 to 2012.

Nancy has held high-profile leadership positions in the automotive sector, including Managing Director for General Motors' joint venture in Shanghai, Director for Delphi Packard Asia Pacific, Global Account Director General Motors, and vice president for Delphi Automotive Systems, Japan and Korea, the company stated.