OESA News 2018 2Q Edition 2

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2018 Second Quarter │ Edition 2

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Guest Column Welcome New Members

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2018 OESA Annual Conference Transform. Innovate. Lead.

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SAVE THE DATE

Registration Opens May 15th 2018 Annual Conference Transform. Innovate. Lead.

November 7, 2018 Suburban Collection Showplace Save the date, Wednesday, November 7th, 2018, for the 2018 OESA Annual Conference. It will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Mich.

The event celebrates OESA's 20-year anniversary and will inspire the automotive supplier industry to transform its culture and innovate its products and services to lead in the new mobility industry.

Sponsorship opportunities and exhibit booths are available.

Contact Drew Rhodes at 248.430.5961 or drhodes@oesa.org.

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Voice

The Suppliers’

Julie A. Fream

President and CEO

OESA/MEMA: Ensuring the Suppliers' Voice is Heard in Washington, D.C.

The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) – OESA’s parent organization – recently testified in opposition of the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. Our position is clear: While we support the administration’s focus on building a strong domestic steel and aluminum market, these tariffs will: • • •

Limit access to necessary specialty products Raise the cost of motor vehicles to consumers Impair the industry’s ability to compete in the global marketplace

"It is an honor to champion the business concerns of the supplier community. Together with MEMA, OESA will ensure the voice of suppliers is heard."

Based on the feedback of our members, MEMA argues that tariffs on steel and aluminum will hurt the largest sector of manufacturing jobs in the United States. Many specialty materials and components imported by suppliers are used by hundreds of vehicle parts manufacturers. Suppliers' access to these specialty products is critical to the industry and the integrated global supply chain. Disruptions to the supply chain and increases in production costs will directly impact consumers, suppliers and the U.S. economy.

Share your voice and stay informed: Become a member of the MEMA Government Affairs Committee (GAC) Made up of motor vehicle parts suppliers, the GAC determines MEMA’s key legislative and regulatory priorities on the state and federal level.

Members are also encouraged to contact the MEMA Government Affairs team to discuss their organization’s unique situation as it pertains to tariffs. The more information MEMA can collect, the better it can represent the voice of the supplier community.

To learn more, please contact Catherine Boland at cboland@mema.org.

It is an honor to champion the business concerns of the supplier community. Together with MEMA, OESA will ensure the voice of suppliers is heard.

As always, please feel free to contact me at 248.430.5964 or jfream@oesa.org.

Sincerely,

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THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF STRONG VEHICLE EXPORTS Mike Jackson Executive Director, Strategy and Research 248.430.5954 │ mjackson@oesa.org

North America production levels remain within five percent of record output of 17.8 million units in 2016, despite weaker passenger car demand and lower aggregate sales levels. Moreover, profitability remains strong as U.S. sales continue to reflect a rich share of light truck volume.

Despite this good news, suppliers need to be prepared for further downside pressure on light truck programs.

Make no mistake, we will continue to see robust demand for pickups and SUVs, yet program level volumes will likely come under pressure for a variety of reasons.

Competition Consumers continue to embrace the product benefits of sport utility "Suppliers need to be prepared vehicles. These benefits include: improved functionality and utility, for further downside pressure better ingress/egress, higher seating position providing better driveron light truck programs. " visibility, better fuel economy, as well as perceived prestige. To be sure, automakers are very fond of sport utilities as they can command 40-50 percent higher pricing power than a like-sized passenger car. Moreover, utilities reflect the ideal opportunity for manufacturers to cost effectively achieve fuel economy gains as well as above average emissions compliance.

As a result, automakers are racing to substantially expand their sport utility portfolios to grow market share and offset waning passenger car demand. Clearly, the utility category will grow in unit terms, yet average volume per nameplate is poised to decline given the flood of new market entries.

Exports Vehicle exports to markets outside NAFTA have helped contribute to far stronger levels of regional output. A decade ago, vehicle exports outside of North America averaged ~500,000 units annually. Exports "Automakers are racing to were constrained as vehicles were more closely tailored to meet substaintially expand their local consumer needs. By 2017, vastly improved globally aligned sport utility portfolios to grow products helped regional export levels triple to 1.5 million units. A market share and offset waning substantial share of this growth is attributed to growing demand for passenger car demand" crossover utilities in a wide range of global markets. Consider the impact of luxury brands within the utility category as BMW exports nearly 70 percent of its output at its Spartanburg facility in South Carolina. This plant has grown to become the largest BMW facility in the world and 100 percent of its capacity is dedicated to sourcing its SUV portfolio, including the X3, X4, X5, X6 and by year end, the all-new X7. At other automakers, exports support output at many plants which currently serve as the global source for program nameplates including the Ford Explorer, the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Ford Mustang, as a few examples.

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Shifting Sourcing Patterns Automakers continue to evaluate sourcing opportunities from a global paradigm. Declining passenger car demand and intense profit pressures are prompting a reevaluation of manufacturing footprints.

Program sourcing requirements that may have once spanned across multiple global facilities could face significant consolidation. Global platforms provide manufacturers far greater flexibility to add incremental nameplates at a much faster pace within a plant. Further capacity expansions are already planned in region.

Vehicle manufacturers adhere to a long-term strategy of building vehicles in the markets where they are sold.

To this end, strong export volumes are very favorable, yet typically serve as a temporary bridge before local sourcing can be established in key export markets.

This is especially true in the case of China, as US exports have been subject to a 25 percent tariff. Given trade tensions between the U.S. and China, this tariff rate is being reviewed and could be sharply reduced with proposals ranging from 10-15 percent. As consumer demand matures, manufacturers will continue to evaluate opportunities to localize production volume in China as automakers seek to expand portfolios and optimize manufacturing footprints. Production shifts may reflect partial localization for local demand or the complete transfer of sourcing with exports sent back to the donor country. GM added production of the Cadillac XT5 crossover at its Shanghai complex in 2016 to meet local demand while maintaining U.S. production of the XT5 at its Spring Hill site in Tennessee. GM’s sourcing for its Cadillac luxury brand in China jumped from nearly 45,000 units in 2014 to 175,000 units in 2017. Ford has also announced aggressive plans to source local requirements in region, producing up to five Lincoln nameplates in country by 2022. These examples increase prospects to grow market share in China yet may materially reduce local sourcing requirements from the lead facilities within the U.S. New Energy Vehicles China is positioning itself as the leading market to design, develop and produce HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs, with government policies to foster adoption of alternative propulsion technologies. The Beijing Auto Show held in late April 2018 featured a wide range of these new energy vehicle reveals. This is a critical consideration for automakers and suppliers as they look to scale initial investments while reducing risks as consumer acceptance of BEVs increases. To this end, BMW announced it would produce the iX3 BEV in China to meet local demand while also exporting to the U.S. and other global markets.

Suppliers need clear strategies to capitalize on demand for utilities as well as a clear understanding of dynamic sourcing patterns to ensure commercial viability throughout future program lifecycles.

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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING IN THE NEXT DECADE, RIGHT? Pete Kelly Managing Director, LMC Automotive Kelly@lmc-auto.com

Tracking the developments in the field of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) is a complex endeavour. At LMC Automotive, our goal – to produce responsive and focused forecasts for the automotive industry – requires a view on the most likely development path in this area. But there are a number of differences between this and our traditional industry analysis. One is that there is no historical precedent for this kind of technology change.

Another is the vast array of information, much hidden by commercial sensitivities, to be tracked when forming a view. Even within the developing AV industry itself, there is a huge range of opinion on what is possible.

For automotive industry participants, planning for the large-scale arrival of high autonomy (vehicles at SAE Level 4 or above) is now a standing item on operational and strategic plans. At LMC Automotive, we have developed some basic principles to determine how this will play out.

One, accept that this technology change requires forecast scenarios for both timing of mass adoption of AVs and the numbers likely to be involved. Anybody offering confident forecasts on AV markets right now is either trying to fool their audience, or has already succeeded in fooling themselves over the certainty of their projections. Things will become clearer over time and this will allow for a narrowing of the scenario ranges. But it is prudent to have an open mind now, with views of the AV dreamers at one end of the spectrum, and the AV sceptics at the other.

Two, focus on and monitor the development of a large array of factors that will genuinely enable the uptake of AVs in the future.

Three, engage continuously with those actually creating technology and systems that will enable successful AV projects. Interestingly, in talking with technology, and particularly software, specialists, it is common to encounter a determination to succeed in AV development coupled with realistic expectations on the timeframes involved.

Four, maintain a live set of forecast scenarios for AVs, responding to new developments as they continue to come thick and fast.

Five, align a central forecast to our traditional automotive sector models, to account for the impact on nonhigh-autonomy vehicles. Once we have significant deployments of AVs, shared autonomous mobility is going to destroy a component of traditional owned-vehicle demand. In this respect, the impact of shared AVs is of paramount importance and a real focus of our analysis. The trouble here is that nobody yet understands how many owned vehicles will be displaced by each deployed shared AV. And this, therefore, means a few more scenarios are needed to capture low, medium or high levels of substitution.

A sixth and final point is to retain some scepticism about claims that the transformation is coming very soon.

We have categorized the barriers to adoption into broad groupings, each of which has a number of critically important sub-sections. These are: in-vehicle technologies/capabilities; immediate environment external issues; the human factor; commercial considerations; and broad operating frameworks (see inlay). For mass adoption to proceed successfully, the majority of these issues must be addressed completely. Among the many items where we see potential for delays, some stand out: managing complex city situations (pedestrians, cyclists, 6 │ OESA News - 2018 Second Quarter

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unpredictable human drivers, etc.) without unacceptably hesitant or aggressive AV driving styles; meeting peak demand (if significant AV fleet redundancy is not available for peak times, shared AVs will not be widely relied upon as a core of future mobility); regulation (in the context of highly varied operating conditions, safety levels, differing rules-of-road road norms); agreement on ethics and morality of AV decision making (which appears under-developed at this point); required AV-supporting infrastructure (which can take decades to implement at scale); integration with public transport systems (also under-developed and still mostly envisaged in concept form); and human resistance to change. Other thorny issues will no doubt emerge.

The organizational complexity of the holistic solution is daunting, which is why, initially, considerable resources and partnerships have been required by AV developers to move forward, in stepwise fashion. In this way, the initial trials, running into thousands, not hundreds of thousands, of AVs will inform developers about how to do it. Each iteration will provide learnings for the next stage.

So when you next see a media report that “Autonomous Vehicles have arrived” or that “The revolution has started” it is important to be aware that this will be just one of the earlier steps in an evolution towards a new form of personal mobility, likely to take place over a generation or more. If you have already seen predictions that the traditional industry will be swept away by AVs by the end of the 2020s, then perhaps take that with a pinch of salt. No doubt, we will see some impressive results, but it is likely that we will also see some significant limitations. It will be a long road.

LMC Automotive For 30 years LMC Automotive has been offering independent and 100 percent automotive focused intelligence, insight and analysis into how market dynamics, economic, regulatory and technological change impact vehicle sales and production.

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OESA MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Agrati 28588 Northwestern Hwy Southfield, MI 48304 www.agrati.com/de/contacts.asp (734) 367-7079 Member Representative: Michael Delfin - Vice President, Sales and Marketing Alternate Representative: Jason Wojnicki - Team Leader Respect, Proactivity, Innovation, Accountability, Communication, Teamwork and Continuous Learning. These are shared values of Agrati Group, worldwide leader in fasteners solutions with 12 production units, 5 Logistic Hub with a surface area of 300.000 sqm, a capacity of 160.000 tons per year, 8 billion pieces and over 1,000 machines dedicated to the production of advanced fastening systems.

Agrati’s natural trend to excellence, especially concerning quality and environment, and the prompt wish to fully satisfy the growing market demand, have led, over the years, to be awarded, always first in its field, with many third parties certifications plus testimonials and recognitions received from highly prestigious customers. Find the right solutions in our technical excellence.

Bmax USA, LLC 777 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100 Pontiac, MI 48341 (248) 462-7828 www.bmax.com Member Representative: Kevin Kennedy - CEO Alternate Representative: Sandy Sabbagh - Director, HR Bmax is a world-pioneer in pulse power systems and its application such as Magnetic Pulse Welding (MPW) and Magnetic Pulse Forming (MPF). Bmax was established in 2011 and is headquartered in France. Bmax is promoting product development mainly in Europe and North America in cooperation with automobile manufacturers and other companies.

Especially in Europe, there is a higher request for using aluminum alloys for car production so MPW and MPF can give a good solution for Al forming and welding.

There are two main base technologies in Bmax. MPW and MPF are a high-speed metal processing technology. I-Pulse (Bmax Group Company) provide unique technologies with professional engineering and simulation support for a wide range of applications in the mining and automobile industries.

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Chassis Brakes International USA 27260 Haggerty Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (248) 957-9713 www.chassisbrakes.com Member Representative: Dennis Berry - President and CEO Alternate Representative: Kelly Zizelman - Executive Assistant / Translator Chassis Brakes International is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automotive braking solutions. Its products - disk brakes, drum brakes, electro-mechanical parking brakes and rotors - are dedicated to passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

Chassis Brakes International has a global footprint with operations in Europe, Asia, South Africa, North and South America. The company employs 5,200 people in 15 countries at 15 manufacturing sites and 6 engineering centers or sales offices.

Creative Extruded Products, LLC 1414 Commerce Park Dr Tipp City, OH 45371-2845 (800) 273-1535 www.creativeextruded.com Member Representative: Timothy Mach - President and CEO Alternate Representative: Brad Gross - Vice President, Sales and Marketing Creative Extruded Products, Inc. is a custom plastic and rubber profile extrusion company with a diverse production capability. Creative works with their customers from prototype, through product development to production.

Founded in 1979, Creative has over 30 years of experience in the custom profile extrusion and assembly business. Creative can make simple to complex plastic and rubber profile extrusions and complete assemblies to solve their customers needs. Creative makes parts from simple profile extrusions to complete assemblies that require several complex profile extrusions that are combined and mated with other components.

Explore their site to find out more or contact them to discuss your needs and learn how they can help solve your problems.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS KOTRA 101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 545 Troy, MI 48084 (312)644-4323 www.kotra.or.kr Member Representative: Seung-hoon Shin - Director General Alternate Representative: Ohchul Kwon - Research Team Leader The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is a Korean government agency with over 120 branch offices globally, including 10 offices in North America. KOTRA is established to help Korean exporters by providing the tools and environment to market overseas, while driving job creation and growing the Korean economy by attracting business and investment.

KOTRA Detroit, based in Troy, Michigan, supports over 200 Korean automotive manufacturers annually through a variety of services such as trade delegations, support of industrial technology cooperation, automotive related seminars and matchmaking events. With an extensive network of Korean automotive academics and industry, KOTRA Detroit is also assisting SMEs in establishing a presence in the U.S., facilitating attraction of investment from corporate and strategic investors, and recruiting/retaining a talented workforce in Michigan in cooperation with other KOTRA branches in the U.S. By joining the OESA, we are hoping to create a platform for vetted Korean auto-parts suppliers to meet with OEM and OES so that they can identify opportunities to get immersed in the supply chain, as well as establish partnerships with their peer suppliers.

Treves, Inc. 39500 Orchard Hill Place, suite 110 Novi, MI 48375 (248) 778-7257 www.treves-group.com Member Representative: Andrew Garland - Sales Director Alternate Representative: Jaime Aguirre - Business Development Manager Founded in 1836, today Trèves is a recognized automotive supplier, specialzing in automotive interiors and acoustic environment. As an international group, employing 4,500 people, it has 23 factories across 17 countries.

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Warn Automotive LLC 13270 SE Pheasant Court Milwaukie, OR 97222 (503) 659-8750 http://www.warnauto.com/ Member Representative: Craig Feusse - Director of Sales Engineering & Customer Service Alternate Representative: Brian Fleming - Key Account Manager From their inception, Warn Automotive, LLC been a company focused on increasing the capability of vehicles, both on road and off. While they're known for the rugged four-wheeldrive systems, these same systems also improve fuel economy and extend the range of vehicles in everyday driving. And it’s out of this efficiency that Warn Automotive was born.

They are proud of the heritage and reputation they've earned through nearly 70 years of creating products that take vehicles further and bring them back again. But they're even more excited about the future. About using their expertise to maximize the mobility and efficiency of vehicles of today and tomorrow. And about helping their customers achieve that goal.

Zoppas Industries 5401 W Franklin Drive Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 4237230 www.zoppas.com Member Representative: Fernando Montero - Sales Management Alternate Representative: David Watts - COO North America Zoppas Industries SpA is the parent company of an Industrial Group which operates in the heating components business segment. The Group produces heating components for small and major household appliances (which include cooking, white goods, room comfort heating and refrigeration) and industrial systems.

The Group maintains 11 manufacturing facilities located in 8 countries. Its products have strong international appeal, with approximately 33% of revenue for the year 2000 derived from sales in Italy, 23.5% in Europe (excluding Italy), 43.5% in the rest of the world.

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OESA EVENTS

OESA 2Q MOBILITY SUPPLIER FORUM | MAY 8 The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) will host the second quarter 2018 “Mobility Supplier Forum” on May 8, 2018, at SRI International in Menlo Park, California. This quarterly automotive forum meets in California's "Silicon Valley" area to help automotive suppliers advance their business interests in connected and transformative technologies. Each meeting features insights from leading industry experts on issues of common concern for automotive suppliers.

Dennis Clark, managing director, strategic venture partnerships, Honda Innovations, will discuss projects Honda is working on in Silicon Valley and what they seek from suppliers. Linda Paullin-Hebden, partner, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, will discuss how to maximize the upside while avoiding the pitfalls of entering into agreements with technology startups. In addition, Edgar Kalns, Ph.D., director of platforms, information and computing sciences, SRI International, will discuss “Artificial Intelligence and Driver Assistance for Vehicle Automation.”

Supporting Sponsors: For more information about the Mobility Supplier Forum and the 2018 meetings, contact Steve Horaney, vice president, membership & sales, OESA, at shoraney@oesa.org.

Automotive suppliers may join the Mobility Supplier Forum or register for the individual meetings in the events section of http://www.oesa.org. For registration and program information, contact OESA at 248.952.6401 or info@oesa.org.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING | MAY 30 Manufacturing’s leadership deficit is real, and it can hurt a company’s bottom line. Compared to other industries, 15 percent fewer leaders in the manufacturing sector rated their company’s overall leadership quality as high, according to a recent study. To address this deficit and drive sustained competitive advantage, suppliers are invited to join OESA and DDI for an executive breakfast briefing on Global Leadership Trends in Manufacturing on May 30, 2018, at the OESA Conference Center in Southfield, MI. DDI presenters Marilyn Carlstedt and Dr. James Clevenger will provide an overview of DDI’s recent Global Leadership Forecast 2018. The Global Leadership Forecast 2018 is an international study conducted by DDI, EY and The Conference Board, and centers on key findings about the current state, depth and context, and future of leadership.

The Global Leadership Forecast 2018 study integrates data from 25,812 leaders and 2,547 HR professionals across 2,488 organizations. These diverse perspectives represent the business context facing global enterprises today. The research spans more than 1,000 C-level executives and 10,000 high-potential employees across 54 countries and 26 major industry sectors, including Executive Sponsor: transportation and manufacturing.

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ELECTRONIC INNOVATIONS: DRIVING THE INDUSTRY | JUNE 6 Electronic and software components are increasingly important to the driving experience. These complexities in electronics, connectivity, mobility and autonomous driving are creating more challenges and opportunities for suppliers. Join OESA, Roland Berger, Butzel Long, and Flex and Danlaw, Inc. for an in-depth conversation on where the electronics market is now, where it is headed and how to navigate the intricacies of an ever-changing landscape.

Hear firsthand from Oliver Hazimeh, senior partner, Roland Berger, on megatrends in the electronics domain and what shifts to expect in the future. Butzel Long attorney Jennifer Dukarski, (Detroit Office) will speak to new warranty and product liability issues in the electronics market as well as dealing with the ever-looming threat of obsolescence.

Nicole Stevenson, vice president business strategy & marketing, Flex, and Tom Rzeznik, president & CEO, Danlaw, Inc., will share their insights on the limitations and opportunities of the electronics market from a supplier’s perspective and how best to deal with the present and future challenges.

Executive Sponsor: A Q&A session moderated by Brian Daugherty, chief technology officer, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), with all speakers will follow the formal presentations.

OESA members and automotive supplier industry guests may register in the events section at http://www.oesa.org. For registration assistance and program information, please contact OESA at 248.952.6401.

SOUTH CAROLINA REGIONAL SUPPLIER MEETING | JUNE 14 The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and South Carolina Automotive Council (SCAC) invite suppliers to attend the OESA/SCAC South Carolina Regional Supplier Meeting on June 14, 2018. The event will be held at the prestigious Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) in Greenville, S.C. Ann Wilson, senior vice president, government affairs, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), will review the hot topics out of Washington, D.C. David Clayton, executive director, Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI), will discuss workforce development. A panel of automotive industry experts will discuss reality vs the hype behind the headlines on AV, EV and more. Michael Balke, president and CEO, Mercedes-Benz Vans, will discuss way for suppliers to interface with Mercedes-Benz Vans and future plans.

Meeting details and registration information are available in the events section of http://www.oesa.org. For registration and program information, contact OESA at 248.952.6401 or info@oesa.org.

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COUNCIL FEATURE OESA Board of Directors Executive Committee Chairman of the Board Mike Mansuetti President Robert Bosch LLC Immediate Past Chair Samir Salman CEO NA Region Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Vice Chair Françoise Colpron Group President Valeo North America Vice Chair Ramzi Hermiz President and CEO Shiloh Industries, Inc. Officer Julie A. Fream President and CEO Original Equipment Suppliers Association Officer Steve Handschuh President and CEO Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association

Directors Oscar R. Albin Executive President INA, Industria Nacional de Autopartes A.C. Paul Barnett President Principal Manufacturing James Bradbury President Grand Rapids Controls Company LLC David C. Dauch Chairman and CEO American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) Jacqui Dedo Co-Founder Aware Mobility, LLC Paul Doyle CEO Coastal Automotive

Young Leadership Council (YLC7) 2018-2020 Testimonials, About the Program and Join Form OESA is seeking nominations for the seventh Young Leadership Council (YLC7). This council is open to all member companies and provides a forum to help develop and retain future leaders. Participants come from all functional area including finance, sales, marketing, manufacturing, human resources, purchasing, logistics, communications or engineering.

During the 2-year program, council “The access to industry leaders members hear from subject matter and speakers providing insight experts on leadership, personal into leadership and critical issues development and industry topics was very eye opening and not and trends. Designed as a peer-toavailable anywhere else.” peer environment, attendees share - YLC Alum best practices and experiences.

Graduates leave the program better prepared for increased responsibility and equipped for the next step in their career with the member company.

Executives can nominate candidates for the Young Leadership Council by completing the nomination form located online at https://form.jotform.com/bmccann/YLC. “The lessons learned during the YLC stay with The first meeting of the YLC7 will take place me to this day and I am on October 11, 2018, at the OESA Confersignificantly grateful for ence Center in Southfield. Early nominations having the opportunity to are encouraged. serve on the Council.”

- YLC Alum For more information on the OESA Young Leadership Council, contact Keiyania Mann at 248.430.5952 or kmann@oesa.org.

“Having successful leaders explain their philosophies will help the YLC members become better leaders themselves, thus improving the overall industry, one YLC class at a time.”

- YLC Alum “OESA Young Leadership Council has provided the unique opportunity to be exposed to the automotive leaders of today while also engaging with the automotive leaders of tomorrow.

Through various program seminars and available industry events sponsored by the program, it is easy to get a sense for what it will take for the next generation of senior leadership to meet future industry trends and challenges. “ - YLC Alum

“I fully endorse the OESA YLC activity as a learning opportunity that should not be missed by anyone that wants to gain insight into relevant topics that leaders are facing today and access to their industry peers and leaders.”

- YLC Alum

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For more information and to register for OESA events and council meetings, visit oesa.org, or call 248.952.6401.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2018 UPCOMING EVENTS April May

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OESA Board of Directors

OESA 2Q Mobility Supplier Forum SRI International Menlo Park, CA

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John Dunn President and CEO, The Americas Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Division

Global Leadership Trends in Manufacturing OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

Douglas J. Grimm Immediate Past Chairman of the Board, MEMA

OESA Professional Development Series III MSU Management Education Center Troy, MI

Michael Haughey President North American Stamping Group, LLC

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Electronic Innovations: Driving the Industry MSU Management Education Center Troy, MI

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Toyota Town Hall Saline, MI

Sept. 13 Volkswagen Town Hall Novi, MI Oct. 2

Ken Hopkins President and CEO Neapco Holdings, LLC

Nissan Town Hall Livonia, MI

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UPCOMING OESA COUNCIL MEETINGS* May

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Young Leadership Council 5 OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

Kenichiro "Ken" Ito Executive Director DENSO Corporation Don Manvel Chairman and CEO AVL Americas Chris Obey President, Automotive Flex Lon Offenbacher President and CEO Inteva Products Michael Robinet Managing Director Automotive Advisory Services IHS Markit Dan Sceli President and CEO Peterson American Corporation Wes Smith President and CEO E & E Manufacturing Co., Inc.

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Enviromental Health & Safety Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

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Advanced Technology Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

Jim Teets President and CEO ADAC Automotive

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James Verrier President and CEO BorgWarner Inc.

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Armando Tamez CEO Nemak

IT Leadership Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI Tooling Council OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI *Open to peer group council members and invited guests.

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