FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2006
CONTACT: Todd Ryden
NEW Vice President of Research and Development
El Paso, Texas: MSD Ignition, the leader in aftermarket performance electronics, is
pleased to introduce Danny Castillo as their Vice President of Research and
Development.
In his new position, Castillo will be responsible for overseeing all of the
Engineering and R&D operations of the El Paso, Texas, based company.
Castillo is no stranger to racing or the performance aftermarket. He has over 25
years of personal racing experience ranging from NHRA drag racing to SCCA sports car
racing. Professionally, he has over 18 years of Research and Development experience
between Edelbrock Corp. in Torrance, CA and Axxion Group in El Paso, TX.
“I'm
extremely excited to return to the performance aftermarket with one of the top
companies in the industry. MSD has a great team already in place and I'm ready for the
challenges ahead," Castillo explained.
Russell Stephens, MSD's Vice President of Sales and Marketing stated, “I am
excited to have Danny join the MSD team. His experience in performance and racing
combined with his engineering expertise will be a great asset to MSD and to our
customers."
El Paso, Texas based MSD Ignition is the most recognized name in
performance ignition systems and is used in everything from NASCAR, NHRA and IHRA
drag racing, SCORE off-road racing, World of Outlaw sprint cars and a host of other
motorsports. MSD has been a portfolio company of ValueAct LLC of San Francisco
since April 2005.
Todd Ryden • tryden@msdignition.com
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915-856-2472