TROY, Mich. – Meritor has named Dean Stratton as the company’s regional director of field sales and service for Canada.

Based out of British Columbia, Stratton, in addition to identifying new products that meet specialized fleet needs, will lead six DriveForce district managers who are responsible for sales and service support of fleets, dealers and original equipment manufacturers in Canada.

“Meritor has Canada well covered with Dean’s leadership and experience,” said James Taylor, general manager, North America field operations, “as well as his strong, knowledgeable team that is focused on supporting customers across the country.”

District managers in Canada reporting to Stratton include: Mike Bryan, Greater Toronto Area, Northern and Central Ontario; Ryan Hounslow, Greater Toronto Area, Southern and Eastern Ontario; Dean Iannacone, British Columbia, Southern Alberta; Stephen Murphy, Southeastern Quebec, Eastern Canada; Pierre Perron, Greater Montreal, Northern Quebec; and Mike Zueff, Northern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.

Stratton comes to the position with more than 30 years of experience in the Canadian trucking industry, most recently with Western Star Trucks as district manager of sales, as well as various management roles in marketing, regional sales in Western Canada and the US.