Scott Montesi Named New DAVCO President

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headshot of Scott Montesi
Courtesy of Clarience Technologies

DAVCO Technology, a North American leader in fuel filtration systems for diesel engines and a Clarience Technologies company based in Saline, has named transportation industry veteran Scott Montesi as its new president.

“I am excited to join DAVCO, a leading name in the industry with a long-standing reputation for delivering quality performance solutions,” Montesi says.

Montesi joins DAVCO from Plastic Omnium (formerly known as Varroc Lighting Systems), where he most recently served as senior vice president of the Americas business unit. Prior to that, Montesi held a variety of engineering and product development positions in the industry, starting at Ford Motor Co. and later working at Lear Corp., Plastech, and Collins & Aikman Corp.

Montesi holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

“Scott is a well-respected business leader with deep experience developing and producing high-performance components for transportation,” says Mark Bara, president of performance solutions for Clarience Technologies. “His passion for delivering customer-focused innovations with an exacting attention to detail will serve DAVCO well in the years to come.”

Additionally, Daniel O’Donohue has joined DAVCO as its new finance director. He was most recently finance director at Great Expressions Dental Centers, a company he joined in 2020. O’Donohue began his career at Plante Moran, where his role focused on audits and assurance in the manufacturing and private equity/VC sectors.

O’Donohue holds a B.S. in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan Dearborn and is a certified public accountant.

“We now have the leadership team in place to take DAVCO to the next level, and I look forward to seeing what’s possible in the years to come,” Bara says.