Parker Automotive Names 2 Asian Sales Executives

Charles C. Chang and Stanley K. Sugasawara have been appointed regional vice presidents of Asian sales for Parker Automotive Corp.’s CarbonClean products. Chang will be liaison to the Chinese-speaking market, while Sugasawara will represent Parker to the Japanese marketplace.

Chang was previously managing director of W.R. Grace & Co.’s China operations in Beijing, and, before that, was deputy director of research for China Petroleum Corp. He has also held positions with Amoco Oil Corp., Chicago, and General Motors Corp.

Sugasawara was formerly marketing manager for both the Far East and domestic markets of Centaure Vision Inc., an Irvine-based software company. Before that, he was marketing engineer for Gerber Scientific Industries of Tustin. He has also held positions with Dataproducts Corp., Cartwright Engineering and Ford Aerospace.

Parker Automotive is headquartered in Costa Mesa.