OESA News 2019 1Q Edition 3

NEWS Original Equipment Suppliers Association

2019 First Quarter │ Edition 3

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The Suppliers' Voice Supplier Pulse Guest Column: Entrada

7 Guest Column: Plante Moran 10 Guest Column: Clark Hill PLC & Amherst Consulting LLC

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11 Welcome New Members 13 OESA Events 14 Calendar of Events

Mexico, Delivered

Why Mexico Needs More Proven Auto Suppliers New whitepaper explores why the shortcomings of Mexico’s automotive supply base are leading to growth opportunities for small-to-midsized suppliers. ine of the top ten global automakers now manufacture light vehicles in Mexico, which is the world’s seventh-largest producer in that category. Mexico cranks out nearly 4 million cars annually, with year over year growth to rival the world’s most proven producing nations. Yet, Mexico’s supply base, particularly beneath the Tier One level, needs help.

For Mexico’s auto sector to continue to grow, more international auto suppliers are desperately needed to fill the most glaring gaps. Download our whitepaper to learn why these shortages equate to opportunities for auto suppliers contemplating their first Mexico operation.

About Entrada Group

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of auto manufacturers in Mexico say a strong supply base is very important rate the quality of the local supply base as poor Source: Entrada Group 2016 survey of 100 auto manufacturers with Mexico operations.

Download whitepaper today to learn: • Which auto sector processes are most in demand in Mexico • About changes in the new USMCA trade pact that may affect the auto sector • Best practices and options EM O for launching an initial to ico! u s a Mex operation in e lud p of c Mexico In ma

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Entrada Group guides international manufacturers in establishing an running their own Mexico production, in order to enhance global competitiveness.

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Voice

The Suppliers’

Join Us In Washington DC; Let Your Voice Be Heard

Julie A. Fream

President and CEO

The automotive supplier industry faced many new challenges and opportunities over the past two years, and this year is shaping up to be much of the same. As the Trump administration and Congress continue to address key legislative and regulatory issues that impact the industry, OESA and the MEMA advocacy team are focusing on trade and the implementation of USMCA, along with legislation impacting fuel efficiency and automated vehicles, workforce development opportunities, and infrastructure.

Perhaps now, more than ever, it is important for suppliers stay abreast of these issues and the swift and lasting changes they could have on the industry. That is why I am inviting you to join us at the upcoming MEMA Legislative Summit, April 29 through May 1, in Washington, D.C. By participating in the Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to speak directly with legislators and regulators who are making these important decisions and learn where they stand on critical issues.

You will gain in-depth knowledge to help you make critical business decisions, and have the opportunity to tell legislators how their actions impact your organization.

The motor vehicle supplier industry is at the forefront of American politics – and together we directly employ over 871,000 Americans and generate an indirect employment impact of more than 4 million jobs. Your voice will make a difference.

Please join your fellow executives at this crucial industry event and take advantage of early-bird savings by registering today. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Melanie Weiland at mweiland@mema.org or visit www.mema.org/events/legislative-summit.

I look forward to seeing you in D.C. this April! As always, please feel free to contact me any time at 248.430.5963 or jfream@oesa.org.

Julie A. Fream President and CEO OESA 2018 MEMA Legislative Summit OESA News - 2019 First Quarter

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OESA Supplier Barometer Shows Growing Supplier Concern Over Tariffs and Trade Mike Jackson Executive Director, Strategy and Research 248.430.5954 │ mjackson@oesa.org

Despite strong economic fundamentals, a pessimistic supplier outlook persists according to the latest OESA Supplier Barometer - a quarterly survey of executives at North American automotive suppliers on their 12-month outlook. The Supplier Barometer Index (SBI) posted a negative reading of 39 for the 4th quarter of 2018, eleven points below a neutral of 50. The latest reading dropped four points from the Q3 2018 result.

Notwithstanding high consumer confidence, concerns remain over supply chain risks, higher commodity prices, the impact of Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs, as well as policy and implementation uncertainty surrounding the new USMCA accord. Moreover, weak demand for passenger cars continues to negatively impact suppliers.

Each element of uncertainty clouds the planning environment, causing automakers and suppliers to reassess, update and potentially disrupt business investment planning until greater clarity can be determined.

Policy uncertainty and rising cost pressures can contribute to a chilling effect on additional business investment, serving to disrupt market momentum and increase volatility throughout the supply chain.

Suppliers are encouraged to actively mitigate risks while seeking opportunities to identify and leverage market imbalances.

Supplier executive responses reflect a net increase in pessimism over prior quarter survey results. Some 57 percent of responses from smaller, more regionally-focused suppliers reflect increasing pessimism, one and a half times the rate compared to the prior quarter. Additionally, 57 percent of executive responses from larger suppliers, with revenue over $1 billion, became more pessimistic, up from 49 percent in the third quarter.

OESA Supplier Barometer: Q4 2018 Results Describe the general twelve month outlook for your business. Over the past three months, has your opinion become…?

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Tax reform supports optimism while trade and declining sales drive pessimism Q4 2018 OESA AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER BAROMETER

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SUPPLIER PULSE In addition to the supplier sentiment, the themes of "Human Resources" and "Talent" highlight trends for the fourth quarter 2018 Supplier Barometer survey: Filling in the Gaps: Responses indicate that 58 percent of suppliers have moderate to wide gaps between their current roles and responsibilities versus skills, yet 97 percent of executives were willing to embrace change needed to reduce skills gaps. Furthermore, 54 percent of responses reflect suppliers face moderate to wide gaps between current and expected company culture, while 91 percent are willing to take steps to close cultural gaps. Firms are focusing on expanding training efforts to offset skills gaps, while re-evaluating current policies and enhancing flexibility to foster engagement and reduce gaps in company culture.

Suppliers are encouraged to Managing Turnover and Scarce Candidates: Voluntary turnover rates are extremely high throughout North America. Nearly a quarter of actively mitigate risks while seeking suppliers in the U.S. indicate they have turnover rates of more than 7.5 opportunities to identify and leverage market imbalances. percent for salaried workers while nearly half indicate the same turnover rate for hourly workers. Canada and Mexico also face increasingly competitive labor markets where more than a third of suppliers report turnover rates above 7.5 percent for both salaried and hourly workers. On net, supplier executives anticipate that their growth in employment will lag the pace of sales gains in the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America. Most suppliers indicate that both white and blue-collar technical positions are difficult to fill. Engineering positions are the most challenging to fill in the U.S., specifically mechanical and industrial engineers. Supplier executives point to a lack of qualified candidates and competition from other industries as the main factors contributing to the talent shortage.

Rising to the Challenge: Despite widespread shortages of qualified candidates, suppliers are maintaining their hiring standards across salaried and hourly employees. More have opted to redefine job roles to suit available skill sets, leveraging existing talent to cope with bringing in less experienced workers. The industry is striving to attract younger workers with greater emphasis on flexibility, in terms of schedule and workspace while adding scope via cross-functional job rotation. Career and succession planning are a strategic business priority, followed closely by leadership and training as suppliers strive to retain and engage current employees.

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A full copy of the Q4 OESA Automotive Supplier Barometer results are available on the OESA website at under the resources tab.

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GUEST COLUMN

The Top Three Reasons Auto Suppliers Need to Consider Mexico Production Prepared By: Doug Donahue Principal, Entrada Group Ph. 210-828-8300 E: ddonahue@entradagroup.com

“How will we stay competitive?”

This is probably the most common question that owners and top executives from companies that supply to automotive OEMs and Tier Ones/Tier Twos across North America struggle with every day as they look to the future.

Cost and proximity clearly factor into competitiveness. As a production destination, Mexico fares well on both counts. But the other reasons motivating auto producers to look at Mexico production may not be as obvious. We’ve distilled these motivators down to the top three for this article, to highlight some common advantages of Mexico for auto suppliers that have not yet launched operations in the country.

All are based on the input of our clients in Mexico or on input from producers that have not yet taken the plunge.

“If you’re serious about serving the auto sector, you need a Mexico strategy” –Bill Baughman, Founder and President, Plastomer, Detroit-based auto supplier and Entrada Group client

Reason #1: Mexico Offers a Proven Track Record for Growth Mexico has enabled most of our auto sector clients to gain new customers and business, strictly by virtue of their presence in the country.

Automotive producers in Mexico would always prefer to source product locally for many reasons, including: cost savings, just-in-time delivery, shorter supply chain and storage cost savings. Furthermore, such companies also prefer to work with an in-country supplier that is IMMEX compliant. Entrada Group clients, for example, operate under our IMMEX license and

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About Entrada Group

Entrada Group guides international manufacturers in establishing and running their own cost-competitive Mexico operations.

Our manufacturing support platform manages all your general and administrative services, reducing cost and risk, and generating long-term growth.

Visit us: www.entradagroup.com

are fully compliant with all Mexico Customs laws, making it easier for them to bid on projects from in-country customers.

John White, Executive VP of Telamon, a longtime Entrada Group client in Mexico, feels that the growth of large companies entering Mexico has opened doors to his company to supply product that may have otherwise been sourced abroad.

“A lot of our customers have put a footprint closer to our facility and that has helped us get in to broaden our portfolio and work with new companies that we haven’t served in the past,” John said.

Reason #2: Cost in Mexico: Both a Push and a Pull Hourly direct-labor costs in Mexico vary greatly depending on the region of the country. For example, fully loaded direct labor costs $2 per hour at our manufacturing campus in Zacatecas versus $4 hourly at our campus in Guanajuato (for well-managed operations). Labor can be significantly costlier near the border or in Monterrey. This “pull” of cost savings is difficult for auto suppliers facing cost pressures to ignore.

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Why Entrada Is Investing in a New $50 Million Celaya Manufacturing Campus In 2016, Entrada Group inaugurated our second Mexico manufacturing campus, in a region of Central Mexico (the Bajio) that is at the epicenter of Mexico’s fastest-expanding manufacturing activity, and also home to scores of leading global OEMs and suppliers to the auto sector.

Entrada made a significant strategic investment in our future, as we believe our $50 million, 60-acre Celaya manufacturing campus will position our clients and future clients for success in this important part of Mexico.

Plastomer, a Detroit-based, owner-operated auto supplier of fabricated products (foam, rubber and semi-rigid materials) to numerous OEMs and Tier Ones, has been a client at Entrada’s Celaya campus since the beginning.

After evaluating several different Mexico production locations, Plastomer chose Entrada’s manufacturing campus in Celaya. Plastomer’s executives felt the Bajio offered the best combination of four essential factors: cost-competitive operations, access to experienced human capital, proximity to several existing customers and, perhaps best of all, a prime location from which to serve potential new customers.

Bill Baughman, Plastomer’s Founder and President, knew that production in Celaya would not only put Plastomer closer to current automotive customers, it would also give them a big advantage for business development in the region. “Your customers and potential customers in Mexico want to see and experience your plant for themselves and they can’t do that when the plant is in Michigan,” Bill said.

Click here to visit our website to read more about Plastomer’s Mexico experience.

At the same time, many automotive suppliers are “pushed” to Mexico by their own customers, who present them with a mandate to lower prices or lose the business. Nick Coulter, Operations Manager for Electrex, another longtime Entrada Group client, faced such a proposition, which drove them to approach us about establishing Mexico production several years ago. “We had a US customer that told us ‘If you can’t figure out a way to cut your cost by 20 to 30 percent, then we’re moving to a different supplier and you’re going to lose our business,’” Nick said. “So we went into immediate action and within six months of that conversation, we had the facility up and running in Zacatecas with Entrada Group.

We were forced into it but, in hindsight, it was one of the best decisions we ever made,” he said.

Reason #3: USMCA Ratification Looks Very Promising The long period of uncertainty surrounding the future of NAFTA appears finally to be over. Most are optimistic about approval and enactment of USMCA as of this writing, though a new US Congress and new government in Mexico have yet to assure passage. Overall, there aren’t major changes to the original pact, which was implemented in 1994 and was overdue for modernization.

Yet the auto sector, in particular, was closely scrutinized throughout negotiations and the three nations appear to have reached a compromise on rules-of-origin levels. Under USMCA, 75% of the value of the vehicle must be produced within the region to qualify for zero tariffs (up from 62.5% under NAFTA). If that threshold isn’t met, tariffs revert to WTO levels (which are 2% for sedans and 25% for light trucks, for example).

By offering customer proximity, an affordable labor pool and free-trade access, Mexico production has helped Entrada Group’s many automotive clients grow over the years. A burgeoning auto sector in Mexico should further bolster this growth.

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Effectively Using Demands for Adequate Assurance of Performance Prepared by: Joel Applebaum Member, Clark Hill PLC

Prepared by: Sheldon Stone Partner, Amherst Consulting LLC

Leading economic indicators, coupled with significant reductions in product lines and current political uncertainty over tariffs, CAFÉ standards, monetary, trade and energy policies, among other issues, are placing significant stresses on manufacturing supply chains. These stresses highlight the need for suppliers to be increasingly vigilant in identifying and dealing with troubled customers. This article will help you to recognize some of the early warning signs of trouble, and identify certain legal options to help you to stay ahead of a troubled customer situation.

There are numerous warning signs that a customer is or may be in financial trouble; some obvious, some less so. Among the more obvious signs are slow or irregular payments, changes in long standing payment terms, and changes in purchasing patterns. Some of the less obvious signs include discovering that accounts receivable are being paid to a lockbox, that other suppliers have changed payment terms to cash on delivery or cash in advance, that your customer is under a forbearance agreement with its principal lender, and that your customer has retained crisis management/turnaround professionals.

If you have reasonable grounds for insecurity about your customer’s financial condition and ability to perform, consider submitting detailed information requests, coupled with an executed standard non-disclosure agreement, to explore these issues. Examples of items to request are: • • • • •

Financial statements for the trailing 12 months Performance vs. budget for the trailing 12 months Projections for the next 12 months Purchasing records to confirm that purchases have not been delayed due to an inability to pay Audited financial statement for the most recent fiscal year

Regardless of what you receive from your customer, do not rely on this data alone. Explore other sources of financial and operational information, including: • • • •

Federal and State court records for lawsuits and judgements If your customer is a public corporation, public filings such as 8-k’s, 10-k’s, etc.

Press and industry reports Other vendors who may be experiencing similar problems

Once you have analyzed this information, you can elect to proceed informally, meeting with your customer’s purchasing and finance people, in an effort to assuage performance or payment concerns or to negotiate alternative contract payment terms. If an informal approach is unworkable or inadvisable, or if your customer refuses to provide information or to meet with you, a formal written demand for adequate assurance of performance under Uniform Commercial Code section 2-609 may be necessary. In that regard, your customer’s refusal to meet or provide timely information can provide the grounds for demanding adequate assurances of performance. Your written adequate assurance demand should detail the commercial grounds giving rise to your insecurity and provide a specific deadline by which such assurances must be received. A failure to receive adequate assurances may give you the right to suspend your performance. The failure to provide assurances that are adequate under the circumstances is a repudiation of the contract.

If your customer is insolvent, as defined in Uniform Commercial Code section 1-201(b)(23), you do not need to make a formal adequate assurance demand or wait for assurances that are likely to be unsatisfactory in any event. Rather, under Uniform Commercial Code section 2-702, you can stop shipping and refuse delivery except for cash (COD or CIA), including payment for all goods previously delivered. In addition, you can stop shipment of goods in transit and make demand to reclaim goods delivered in the previous 10 days.

While suppliers naturally expect that their customers will honor their contractual commitments, it is essential to remain vigilant so that you can act quickly and prudently. Familiarity with the adequate assurance provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code will help you to quickly craft thoughtful business and legal solutions.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Aleris Rolled Products 1450 East Avis Drive Madison Heights, MI 48071 (248) 581-6820 www.aleris.com Member Representative: Andy Ishmael, Vice President, NA Automotive Alternate Representative: Chris Tiller, Vice President, Sales NA Automotive Aleris is a privately-held, global leader in aluminum rolled products serving diverse industries including aerospace, automotive, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial manufacturing. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Aleris operates production facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.

Autoneum North America, Inc. 29293 Haggerty Road Novi, MI 48377 (248) 848-0100 www.autoneum.com/ Member Representative: Steven Rich, Vice President Sales and Marketing, and Program Management Alternate Representative: Cindy Gabbana, Executive Assistant to the CEO Autoneum is a global leader in acoustic and thermal management for vehicles. The company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight components and systems for interior floor and engine bay as well as the underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. Autoneum operates 55 production facilities and employs more than 12 000 people in 25 countries.

With its headquarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, Autoneum is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol AUTN).

CoorsTek 19 Clifford Street Detroit, MI 48226 (303) 271-7100 (855) 929 7200 info@coorstek.com www.coorstek.com Member Representative: Jamel Attal, Sr. Global Commercial Director Alternate Representative: Lance Landry, Director, Government Affairs CoorsTek is the leading global supplier of technical ceramics and the partner of choice for technology and manufacturing companies worldwide. With unsurpassed materials expertise, vertically integrated manufacturing, and over 30 facilities across three continents, CoorsTek provides amazing solutions to complex technical challenges in virtually every industry, including automotive, semiconductor, aerospace, and more.

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Elektrobit Automotive Americas, Inc. 34705 W. 12 Mile Rd, Suite 100 Farmington Hills, MI 48331, USA (248) 795-4616 www.elektrobit.com Member Representative: Erica Ochs, Global Key Account Manager Alternate Representative: Radhika Howloko, Global Key Account Manager Elektrobit (EB) is an award-winning and visionary global supplier of embedded and connected software products and services for the automotive industry. A leader in automotive software with over 30 years serving the industry, EB‘s software powers over 1 billion devices in more than 100 million vehicles and offers flexible, innovative solutions for connected car infrastructure, human machine interface (HMI) technologies, navigation, driver assistance, electronic control units (ECUs), and software engineering services.

Hirtenberger Automotive Safety North America, Inc. 3201 University Drive, Suite 150 Auburn Hills, MI 48326 USA Phone: +1 248-972-2800 has.hirtenberger.com/en Member Representative: Mike Wysocki, Director Business Development Alternate Representative: Daniel Watschinger, Technology & Process Transfer Specialist Hirtenberger Automotive Safety is a partner to the global mobility industry for innovative pyrotechnic solutions. We specialize in developing and producing components to protect vehicle occupants, pedestrians and first responders. Our OEM and Tier 1 customers benefit from our wide range of products which include various safety switches (disconnectors and connectors) for electrified vehicles, various actuators including those for active hoods, collapsible steering columns, etc. and micro gas generators for seat belt retractors and pretensioners. The circuit breakers in our EV safety switch product line will disconnect the power train from the battery system to provide fire protection and a safe vehicle condition. Our circuit closers provide a secure and irreversible electrical connection to short a load circuit or discharge a capacitor. We have produced hundreds of millions of units in our 25-year history which help to save lives every day.

Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. 41800 W. 11 Mile Rd. Suite 100 Novi, MI 48375 (248) 465-6400 www.hitachimetals.com Member Representative: Al Rush, Vice President of Sales Alternate Representative: Leise Boyer, General Manager Sales Administration Hitachi Metals America Ltd., headquartered in Purchase, NY, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Metals Ltd. and has approximately 7,400 employees as of April 1, 2016. Since its inception in 1965, the company manufactures and markets a broad range of Hitachi Metals products. It has 12 manufacturing subsidiaries and 5 sales offices in the U.S. serving automotive, industrial, telecommunications and information technology, semiconductor, consumer products and energy segments.

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OESA EVENTS

2019 Professional Development Series I | March 8 The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) will host a “Professional Development Series” focused on the development of customer-facing associates of automotive suppliers. These meetings will cover a wide range of topics to provide professional growth assistance and insight to emerging trends in the automotive industry. The Professional Development Series will meet three times in 2019 in the metro Detroit area.

The dates and focus for the 2019 OESA Professional Development Series meetings will be as follows.

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March 8, 2019 - Leveraging Your Customer Circle of Influence, Professional Presentation Skills and a North American Market Outlook April 12, 2019 - Crafting a Compelling Vision, Managing “Directed Buy” Agreements and Industry Technology Trends May 31, 2019 - Time Management and Professional Presence

The OESA Professional Development Series meetings are a great opportunity for OESA member companies to offer professional development to mid-level employees while exposing them to industry-specific insight.

For more information about the OESA Professional Development Series, contact Steve Horaney, vice president, membership & sales, OESA, at shoraney@oesa.org.

OESA members may register individually for each meeting or for all three at a discounted rate. Discount will be in the form of a refund following payment of all three meetings.

1Q Mobility Supplier Forum I | March 13 The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) will host the first quarter 2019 “Mobility Supplier Forum” on March 13, 2019, at SRI International in Menlo Park, California. This automotive forum meets quarterly in California’s “Silicon Valley” area and is intended 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.

Christian Rech, manager purchasing, IT & Innovation Hub, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc, will discuss projects Volkswagen is working on in Silicon Valley and what they seek from suppliers. Dan Rustmann, shareholder, Butzel Long, will discuss the landscape of warranty challenges facing emerging automotive technologies. In addition, Brian Daugherty, chief technology officer, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), will share an update on current technology issues facing the automotive industry including automation, CAFE, V2X and cybersecurity.

For more information about the Mobility Supplier Forum and the 2019 meetings, contact Steve Horaney, vice president, membership & sales, OESA, at shoraney@oesa.org.

Supporting Sponsors:

The remaining dates for the 2019 OESA “Mobility Supplier Forum” meetings are: • • •

June 6, 2019 September 5, 2019 November 21, 2019 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 OESA Board of Directors

UPCOMING TOWN HALLS

Executive Committee

May 14

Volkswagen Town Hall Plymouth, MI

Chairman of the Board Ramzi Y. Hermiz President and CEO Shiloh Industries, Inc.

July 23

Toyota Town Hall Saline, MI

Aug 20

FCA Town Hall Novi, MI

Dec 4

Ford Town Hall Dearborn, MI

Immediate Past Chair Mike Mansuetti President Robert Bosch LLC Vice Chair Françoise Colpron Group President Valeo North America Vice Chair Ken Hopkins President and CEO Neapco Holdings, LLC Officer Julie A. Fream President and CEO OESA Officer Bill Long President and CEO MEMA 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. Jacqui Dedo Co-Founder Aware Mobility, LLC Jon DeGaynor President and CEO Stoneridge Paul Doyle CEO Coastal Automotive

UPCOMING OESA COUNCIL MEETINGS March

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Enterprise Leadership Council* OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI Chief Executive Officer Council* OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

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Chief Financial Officer Council* OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

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Tooling Council* OESA Conference Center Southfield, MI

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Warranty Management Council* MSU Management Education Center Troy, MI *Open to members and invited guests.

REMINDER: Council and Membership dues for 2019-20 are due.

Please contact OESA for additional information 248.952.6401

OESA Board of Directors John Dunn President and CEO, The Americas Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Division Scott Ferriman President MAHLE Industries, Incorporated Denise Gray President LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center Ronald Hall Jr. President and CEO Bridgewater Interiors, LLC Michael Haughey President North American Stamping Group, LLC Kenichiro "Ken" Ito Executive Director DENSO Corporation Chris Obey President, Automotive Flex Lon Offenbacher President and CEO Inteva Products Michael Robinet Managing Director IHS Markit Samir Salman CEO NA Region Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Daniel Sandberg President and CEO Brembo North America, Inc. Dan Sceli President and CEO Peterson American Corporation Armando Tamez CEO Nemak Jim Teets President and CEO ADAC Automotive Katsutoshi Uno Chairman and CEO HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc.

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

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