Frank’s impressive career covers 40 years of automotive experience in both OE and the aftermarket, with 37 years related to the brake industry. In 2012 he became VP of Sales & Marketing for the UTIL Group America. Frank is a former Chairman of the Brake Manufacturers council, the Friction Materials Standards Institute, as well as a current FMSI board member and President of FMSI. Oliveto has held other key executive positions in the brake industry such as Former Vice President of Sales for ADVICS North America and Director of Sales for HAYES Lemmerz Brakes and Powertrain groups.

WHY I AM IN THE GBSC?

I have been an advocate of safety and the environment while working on zero copper brakes as past Chairman of the BMC (including a White house visit on fighting counterfeit auto parts). OE auto makers are developing new brake systems focusing on safer and improved brake performance. These standards include brake pad corrosion. The North American aftermarket has become the wild west with no published standards reflecting the OE brake pad it is replacing other than the FMSI number indicating application. My concerns in the aftermarket brake environment include the lack of simple regulations in regard to stopping distance, banning the use of hazardous materials such as lead and asbestos, and inferior steel used to produce backing plates and hardware which may effect corrosion. Without regulation, we will continue to see the safety gap and brake performance widen as the soccer Mom/Dad unknowingly replace a well performing original equipment brake pad on the family SUV with an inferior aftermarket brake pad. It is important to educate and promote safety on replacement brake pads as we need to know what is in that box the soccer Mom /Dad is buying.