DETROIT, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle &
Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM), today announced the following officer and
executive appointments:
-- Yogendra N. Rahangdale has been named vice chairman, a non-board
position. Rahangdale will continue to report to the Co-Founder,
Chairman & CEO. Rahangdale will have overall responsibility for:
Manufacturing Services, Capital Planning & Cost Estimating; Product
Engineering; IT & Electronic Product Integration; and Strategic &
Business Development. Most recently, Rahangdale served as president and
chief operating officer.
The position of president will not be filled at this time.
-- David C. Dauch has been appointed executive vice president and chief
operating officer. He will also serve as chairman of AAM's Operating
Committee. In his new position Dauch will have overall responsibility
for: Sales & Marketing; Quality Assurance & Customer Satisfaction;
Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management; Global Driveline
Operations; Global Metal Formed Products Operations;
Driveshaft/Halfshaft Operations; Commercial Vehicle Operations; and
Special Projects. Most recently, Dauch served as executive vice
president, Strategic & Commercial Development
-- John J. Bellanti has been named group vice president, Manufacturing
Services, Capital Planning & Cost Estimating. Previously he served as
AAM's vice president, Manufacturing Services, Capital Planning & Cost
Estimating.
-- Michael K. Simonte has been named group vice president, Finance & Chief
Financial Officer. Previously he served as vice president, Finance &
Chief Financial Officer. Simonte will continue to report to AAM's Co-
Founder, Chairman & CEO.
-- Michael C. Flynn has been appointed vice president, Global Procurement
& Supply Chain Management. This new position combines the
responsibilities of Global Procurement with Materials Management and
Production Control responsibilities. Flynn previously served as vice
president, Procurement.
-- Curt S. Howell has been appointed vice president, Global Driveline
Operations. This new position combines responsibility for all U.S. and
International Driveline operations. Previously Howell served as general
manager, International Operations.
-- Kevin M. Smith has been named vice president, Mexico. Prior to assuming
this new position, Smith served as Plant Manager, Guanajuato Gear &
Axle.
-- John S. Sofia has been named vice president, Product Engineering,
Commercial Vehicle Operations & Chief Technology Officer. Sofia served
as vice president, Engineering & Product Development and CTO prior to
assuming his current position.
-- Norman Willemse has been appointed vice president, Global Metal Formed
Products Division Operations. Previously he served as general manager,
Metal Formed Products Division.
-- Joe Conroy has been named executive director, Materials Management &
Production Control. Previously Conroy served as general manager,
Driveline Division.
-- Robin Kendrick, previously managing director, AAM Europe, assumes the
position of general manager, Global Driveshaft & Half Shaft Operations.
Biographies of AAM's officers can be found at http://www.aam.com.
"We are extremely pleased to announce the appointments of these
officers and executives to their new positions," said AAM Co-Founder,
Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch. "These appointments are part of AAM's
strategic organizational development that will provide the leadership to
guide AAM to its next level of profitable global growth. Their
understanding of AAM's core business, strategic growth plans and the
challenges faced by today's global Tier One supplier, will strengthen AAM
as we continue to profitably grow our world presence."
AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and
validation of driveline and drivetrain systems and related components and
modules, chassis systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport
utility vehicles and passenger cars. In addition to locations in the United
States (Indiana, Michigan, New York and Ohio), AAM also has offices or
facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico,
Poland, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
Certain statements contained in this press release which are not
historical facts contain forward-looking information with respect to the
Company's plans, projections or future performance, the occurrence of which
involves risk and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual
results or plans to differ materially from those expected by the company
which include risk factors described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information...
Renee B. Rogers Jamie M. Little
Manager, Corporate Communications Director, Investor Relations
& Media Relations (313) 758-4831
(313) 758-4882 jamie.little@aam.com
renee.rogers@aam.com
Or visit the AAM website at http://www.aam.com
SOURCE American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Renee B. Rogers, Manager, Corporate
Communications & Media Relations, +1-313-758-4882,
renee.rogers@aam.com, or Jamie M. Little, Director, Investor
Relations, +1-313-758-4831, jamie.little@aam.com, both of
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
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