American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Executive Appointments
November 15 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
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 Or visit the AAM website at
http://www.aam.com/ DATASOURCE: American Axle & Manufacturing,
Inc. CONTACT: Renee B. Rogers, Manager, Corporate Communications
& Media Relations, +1-313-758-4882, , or Jamie M. Little,
Director, Investor Relations, +1-313-758-4831, , both of American
Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Web site: http://www.aam.com/
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