Tom DeMille

Tom DeMille is the Executive Vice President, Sales, and Marketing for Transtar’s U.S. and Canadian distribution business and is responsible for driving high-level growth. Tom, who graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia with a BS in Accounting, is a 26-year transmission industry veteran who began his career at Metran Automatic Transmission Parts, a regional transmission parts company in New York. Tom was promoted through positions of increasing responsibility with Metran until its acquisition by Axiom Automotive.

During his tenure with Axiom he served as Regional Vice President and then joined Transtar from 2002 until 2013 where he served as Regional Vice President and then Vice President of Sales & Branch Operations. Tom became Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Transmaxx, LLC, a start-up transmission parts distributor until 2017 when Transmaxx was acquired by Transtar. Tom rejoined Transtar in 2017 at Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He is a member of the Ohio State Center for Automotive Research (CAR) External Advisory Board. Tom is married to Nicole and they have two children. His hobbies are golf, cycling and hockey.