DETROIT, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing,
Inc. (AAM), today announced the following executive appointments:
Alberto L. Satine has been named vice president, Strategic & Business
Development. Most recently he served as AAM's vice president, Procurement.
Satine joined AAM as general manager, International Operations in 2001. Prior
to joining AAM, Satine held various senior management positions at Dana
Corporation including regional president for the Andean Operations, General
Manager for Spicer Transmission Division in Toledo, and vice-president of
operations for Dana Venezuela.
Michael C. Flynn has been appointed vice president, Procurement.
Previously Flynn served as executive director, Sales - GM/Delphi. Flynn has
27 years of automotive and purchasing experience. He began his career as a
college-graduate-in-training at the General Motors Chevrolet Gear & Axle Plant
-- now AAM's Detroit Gear & Axle facility. Immediately prior to joining AAM
as purchasing manager in 1994, Flynn served as purchasing supervisor for GM
Worldwide Purchasing. He has held various purchasing, manufacturing, program
management, manufacturing engineering and sales positions at AAM including:
director, Direct Materials Purchasing; manufacturing manager; and director,
GM/Delphi Sales.
"We are extremely pleased to announce the appointments of these
executives to their new positions," said AAM Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Richard E. Dauch. "Their demonstrated leadership in the commercial,
international business development, purchasing and manufacturing areas of our
business will strengthen AAM as we continue to profitably grow our global
presence."
AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and
validation of driveline systems and related components and modules, chassis
systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport utility vehicles and
passenger cars. In addition to its locations in the United States (in
Michigan, New York and Ohio), AAM also has offices or facilities in Brazil,
China, England, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Scotland and South
Korea.
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 ...
Carrie L.P. Gray Christopher M. Son
Director, Corporate Relations Director, Investor Relations
(313) 758-4880 (313) 758-4814
grayc@aam.com chris.son@aam.com
Or visit the AAM website at http://www.aam.com
SOURCE American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
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CONTACT: Carrie L.P. Gray, Director, Corporate Relations, +1-313-758-4880, grayc@aam.com , or Christopher M. Son, Director, Investor Relations, +1-313-758-4814, chris.son@aam.com , both of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
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