Sheppard joins Brake Parts as CIO

MCHENRY, Ill. (Oct. 22, 2015) —Brake Parts Inc. (BPI) has hired Tom Sheppard as its chief information officer (CIO).

Prior to joining BPI, Mr. Sheppard served as director of consulting services with several companies, assisting them with strategic systems planning and implementation program management, McHenry-based BPI said.

His previous experience includes working as director of applications at Panduit Corp. for seven years, a role in which he led the information technology organization through strategic implementations and business transformation efforts.

While at Panduit, Mr. Sheppard also served as manager of applications technology and Oracle EPR, as well as manager of financial and administrative systems.

Mr. Sheppard has earned awards from Microsoft and Oracle, including the Enable the Eco-Enterprise Award and the Customer Experience Excellence Award, according to BPI. He was also runner up for the Oracle Fusion Middleware Innovation Award.

“We welcome Tom to the BPI team and are pleased to have him on board as our CIO,” said BPI President and CEO David Overbeeke.

“He has over 30 years of progressive experience in various IT management, program management and application development roles, primarily in the manufacturing sector. This will be most beneficial as he manages BPI's IT strategy, operations and support for the company globally.”