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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based Director operating in the Automotive space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Kim S. Fennebresque
Board of Director of Ally Financial
Mr. Fennebresque has served as a member of our Board since May 2013. Mr. Fennebresque currently serves as a senior advisor to Cowen Group Inc. (“Cowen”). He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cowen and its predecessor SG Cowen from 1999 to 2008. Mr. Fennebresque is also the Managing Principal of Dufresne Advisors, LLC and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ally Financial Inc. Mr. Fennebresque served as Chairman of Dahlman Rose & Co., LLC (“Dahlman”), a research-driven investment bank focused on natural resources supply chain, from 2010 to 2012, and as Chief Executive Officer of Dahlman from July 2011 until August 2012. He has also served as head of the corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions departments at UBS and was a general partner and co-head of investment banking at Lazard Frères & Co.
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About : Ally Financial Inc. is a automotive financial services company powered by a top direct banking franchise.
Mayree C. Clark
Board of Director of Ally Financial
Mayree C. Clark is the founding partner of Eachwin Capital, an asset management firm that has created an investment strategy which keys off the quality of corporate management for the equity securities in which it invests. She was named to the Ally Financial Inc. board in May 2009. Prior to forming Eachwin, Clark was a partner and member of the executive committee of AEA Holdings, which represented the joint interests of Aetos Capital and AEA, Inc. Previously Clark was affiliated with Morgan Stanley for 24 years. She served in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, debt capital markets and real estate during the early years of her career there, and spent two years as deputy to the chairman, president and CEO. She became global research director in 1994 and led that effort to preeminence until 2001, when she was asked to lead the firm’s global private wealth management activities. She served as non-executive chairman of MSCI-Barra from 2000 to 2005. Clark did her undergraduate work at the University of Southern California and received her M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She also currently serves on the board of the Stanford Management Company, which is responsible for the University’s endowment, and she is active in a variety of community activities and philanthropic ventures. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Women Moving Millions, and the Circle Financial Group.
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About Ally Financial: Ally Financial Inc. is a automotive financial services company powered by a top direct banking franchise.
Mike Griffin
Senior Director of Ally Financial
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About Ally Financial: Ally Financial Inc. is a automotive financial services company powered by a top direct banking franchise.
Ajay Kapoor
Global Director, Performance Driven Marketing of General Motors
Ajay Kapoor is the Global Director, Performance Driven Marketing at General Motors.
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About General Motors, General Motors, NextGen Venture Partners, NextGen Venture Partners, Space Capital: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Linda Gooden
Board of Directors of General Motors
Ms. Gooden brings to our board her strong leadership capability demonstrated through her various senior leadership positions at Lockheed Martin Corporation (“Lockheed”). She has an extensive background in information technology (“IT”) and cybersecurity, significant operations and strategic planning expertise, and experience in business restructuring, finance, and risk management. Ms. Gooden served as Executive Vice President, Information Systems & Global Solutions (“IS&GS”) of Lockheed from 2007 to 2013. Under her leadership as Executive Vice President of IS&GS, Lockheed expanded its IT capabilities beyond government customers to international and commercial markets. She also served as Lockheed’s Deputy Executive Vice President, Information and Technology Services from October to December 2006 and its President, Information Technology from 1997 to December 2006. In her role as President of Lockheed’s IT division, Ms. Gooden grew the business over a 10-year period to become a multi-billion dollar business. She also brings to our Board her experience as a director at other public companies, particularly in the areas of finance, audit, strategic investments, acquisitions, and divestitures.
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About : General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Dana Komin
Director, Manufacturing/Manufacturing Engineering EV Growth of General Motors
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Dan Mahlebashian
Retired General Motors Senior Leadership Team and Global Executive Director Global Business Services of General Motors
Dan Mahlebashian is the Retired General Motors Senior Leadership Team, Global Executive Director Global Business Services at General Motors.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Frankie James
Managing Director of General Motors
Dr. Frankie James is the managing director of GM’s Advanced Technology Office in Silicon Valley, focused on human-machine interactions and driver experience. Prior to joining GM, Dr. James was the program manager for Human Computer Interaction at SAP Research. Dr. James received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in June 1998.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Jim Hamilton
Global Finance IT Director – Order To Delivery of General Motors
Hamilton is responsible for strategy and planning, and is also the business-facing IT Finance Delivery Executive for the Enterprise SAP Program (eSAP) at General Motors. The eSAP Program is one of the largest SAP-based business transformations in the world.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
Michael Hardie
Director of Operational Excellence of General Motors
Mike Hardie is the Director of Operational Excellence at General Motors.
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About General Motors: General Motors manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
John Suh
Founding Director, New Horizons Studio of Hyundai Motor Company
John Suh is vice president and founding director of New Horizons Studio, which is focused on thedevelopment of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept vehicle Hyundai Elevate. New Horizons Studio is expected to push the extreme limits of vehicl e development, building vehicles to traverse off-road terrains with unprecedented mobility, through a combination of robotics and wheeled locomotion technology. John has held several leadership roles at Hyundai Motor Group since 2011. He served as founding director of Hyundai Ventures, and then led Hyundai CRADLE (Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experiences) as its founding director based in Silicon Valley. He brings over 35 years of expertise in the automotive and emerging technology sectors, including roles at Stanford University, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC; formerly, Xerox PARC), and General Motors Company. John has a BS degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University and an MS and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. John has numerous technical publications and has six patents and patents pending in the fields of robotics, artificial nose technology, and location based services.
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About Hyundai Motor Company: Hyundai Motor Company is a multinational automotive manufacturer with various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns.
Derek Ochs
Director Of Engineering of Root Insurance
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About Root Insurance: Root Insurance is a property casualty insurtech that offers personalized, affordable coverage in an app.
Spencer Rosen
Director of Global Business Development of Zendrive
Spencer Rosen helps executive teams make decisions about strategic partnerships and investments to drive exponential revenue growth and enhance product market fit. Over the past two years he has supported the launch and dramatic growth of Verizon Telematics’ connected car consumer aftermarket product, Hum — which now counts more U.S. subscribers, miles traveled, and driver behavior data points than all competitors combined. Rosen has thrived as an automotive/mobility industry specialist with Verizon for the past 8 years by applying his prior experience and ongoing passion for helping tech startups grow. He loves working with top talent from across the auto-tech ecosystem, from start-ups to multinationals, to solve hard problems while bridging the adoption of technology for safer driving today to driverless vehicles in the future. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and their six year old son.
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About Verizon Telematics, Zendrive: Zendrive leverages mobile sensor data to provide actionable insights that improve safety for passengers and drivers worldwide.
Marissa Bowman
Senior Director, Customer Success of Zendrive
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About Zendrive: Zendrive leverages mobile sensor data to provide actionable insights that improve safety for passengers and drivers worldwide.
Jay Harris
Director of Product Management of Zendrive
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About Zendrive: Zendrive leverages mobile sensor data to provide actionable insights that improve safety for passengers and drivers worldwide.
Othniel McLean
Creative Director & Cofounder of CarNinja, Inc
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About CarNinja, Inc: CarNinja is a software company led by enthusiasts that are passionate about connecting all things automotive.
John Kwant
Global Director, Government Relations, Mobility and Advanced Technologies of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dragos Maciuca
Executive Technical Director – Palo Alto Research and Innovation Center of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dennis Liu
Associate Director – Global Strategy & Business Development of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
James Hance
Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor
James H. Hance Jr. was elected to the Ford Motor Company board of directors in 2010. He serves on the audit committee, finance committee and nominating and governance committee. He is former chief financial officer and vice chairman of Bank of America, retiring in 2005 after 18 years with the company. He is an operating executive and board member at The Carlyle Group. A certified public accountant, Hance spent 17 years with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina. From August 1985 until December 1986, he was chairman and co-owner of Consolidated Coin Caterers. In March 1987, he joined NCNB, predecessor to Bank of America. Hance serves on the boards of Acuity Brands, Cousins Properties and Duke Energy. He is a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis and Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and a master’s degree in business from Washington University.
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About : Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Shel Kimen
Co-Director, D-Ford Design Thinking of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Dave Pericak
Director Enterprise Product Line Management – Ford Icons of Ford Motor
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About Ford Motor, Ford Motor: Ford Motor is an automotive company that develops, manufactures, and distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories.
Boris Sofman
Director Of Engineering & Head of Trucking of Waymo
Boris Sofman is an Engineering Director leading trucking at Waymo, a self-driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. Boris leads a team that builds on Waymo’s technical foundations and experience to pursue the tremendous opportunities in long-haul trucking. Prior to Waymo, Boris was the co-founder and CEO of Anki where he and the team sought to bring technologies from robotics and AI into mass-market consumer products. Anki developed various entertainment products and shipped over 3.5 million robots and devices around the world. Previously, he also worked on off-road autonomous vehicles and ways to leverage machine learning approach to improve navigational capabilities in real-time. Boris holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
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About Waymo: Waymo improves transportation by developing self-driving technology developed in Google’s labs.
Viswanathan Mahalingam
Director of Engineering, Core Platform of Ridecell
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About Ridecell: Ridecell provides car-sharing, ride-sharing, short-term leases, and autonomous vehicle fleet services for car rental companies.
Evan Sawyer
Director, Growth & Operations Strategy of Fair
Evan Sawyer is the director of growth and operations strategy at Fair.com.
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About Fair: Fair is a car leasing company that is revolutionizing the car-as-a-service concept.
Michael Loth
Director Technical Support and Service NA of Bosch
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About Bosch, Navistar Inc, Provisur Technologies, Siemens: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Marcellino Gemelli
Director of Business Development of Bosch
Marcellino Gemelli is currently based in Sunnyvale (CA) responsible for business development of Bosch Sensortec’s MEMS product portfolio. He received the ‘Laurea’ degree in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pavia, Italy while in the Italian Army and an MBA from MIP, the Milano (Italy) Polytechnic business school. He previously held various engineering and product management positions at STMicroelectronics from 1995 to 2011 in the fields of MEMS, electronic design automation and data storage. He was contract professor for the Microelectronics course at the Milano (Italy) Polytechnic from 2000 to 2002.
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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
Rajeev Venkitaraman
Director of Digital Technology & Architecture of Michelin
Rajeev Venkitaraman has been part of the technological journey for the last 18 years. From hands on development to simplification do complex architectures and business processes, Rajeev has gained expertise across different technologies and platforms with a focus on manufacturing and automotive industries. In his present role of Chief Digital Architect at Michelin Tyres, he is responsible for Global Digital Transformation driven by a non siloed architecture and design. His primary expertise areas are APIs, enterprise integration, digital strategy and CRM. In his prior stint, Rajeev was part of the strategic advisory architects team of Salesforce , helping their biggest global customers.
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About Michelin: Michelin is a tire company dedicated to sustainably improve the mobility of goods and people by manufacturing and marketing.
Mauro Goncalves Filho
Director of Product Management of X, the moonshot factory
Mauro Goncalves Filho joined Loon as Chief Strategy Officer in 2019.
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About Loon, X, the moonshot factory, X, the moonshot factory: X, the moonshot factory invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions.
Shaun Stewart
Director of X, the moonshot factory
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About Newlab, X, the moonshot factory: X, the moonshot factory invents and launches breakthrough technologies and radical solutions.
Daniel Jackson
Manufacturing Digitalization Director of Autoliv
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About Autoliv: Autoliv is a holding company and a supplier of automotive safety systems.
Robert Littles
Director of Projects of Rolls-Royce
Robert is responsible for strategic initiatives in Engineering, Software, Predictive Maintenance and Cyber Security. He is experienced in applying Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cognitive and Big Data to various applications. He has over 20 years of experience in Project Management, ERP Systems(SAP, Maximo, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Asset Suite), Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Energy, Software Development and Consulting Rob earned a Master of Science in Engineering degree and the Wharton Business School, both at the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelors’ degree in Organizational Management from Cabrini University. Robert attended Drexel University where he studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Robert also pursued an International Supply Chain and Logistics Certification from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology after spending a semester in China to achieve it. He holds several certifications.
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About Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
David J. Drury
Board of Director of Plexus Corporation
David J. Drury is one of the founding partners of WING Capital Group, a Milwaukee-based investment firm focused on middle market industrial businesses. He previously was president and owner of Poblocki Sign Company LLC for more than 16 years. A graduate of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Drury currently serves on the boards of Plexus Corp. and Northwestern Mutual. His nonprofit board service includes Children’s Hospital and Health System (past chairman), Junior Achievement of Wisconsin and the Greater Milwaukee Committee.
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About : Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
Philip R. Martens
Board of Director of Plexus Corporation
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About : Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
David P. Engel
Director of Susser Holdings Corporation
David Engel previously served on our board from 2000-2005 and has been a long-term investor in the Company. Mr. Engel brings to the Board more than 30 years of experience in business management, both as a business owner and as a management consultant. Mr. Engel is principal of Corpus Christi-based Engel and Associates, LLC. Prior to forming his consulting practice, Mr. Engel was president of Airgas Southwest, Inc., a distributor of welding supplies and packaged gases. Earlier he was CEO, president and owner of Welders Equipment Company, which he sold to Airgas Southwest’s parent, Airgas Inc., in 1996. Mr. Engel serves on the board of directors of First Victoria National Bank and is an advisory board member to Heldenfel’s Enterprises. He also serves on the board of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, the Lexington Museum and the South Texas Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Engel received a bachelor of business administration degree from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of the Harvard University Owner/President Management Program.
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About : Susser that operates 630 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, with 583 under the Stripes® banner.
Travis Keyser
National Director of Service Network Operations of Urgently
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About Urgently: Urgently features a roadside assistance industry to the benefit of global brands and roadside assistance professionals.
SungHwan Cho
CFO & Director of Icahn Enterprises
SungHwan Cho has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc., since March 2012 and as a director since September 2012. Prior to that time, he was Senior Vice President and previously Portfolio Company Associate at Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings from October 2006 to February 2012. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Cho served as director of finance for Atari, Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Cho served as director of corporate development and director of product development at Talk America, a telecommunications provider to small business and residential customers. From 1996 to 1999, he was an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Tokyo.Mr. Cho has been a director of: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, since February 2016; Ferrous Resources Limited, since June 2015;American Railcar Leasing LLC, since September 2013; CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP since January 2013; CVR Energy, Inc., since May 2012; CVR GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Partners LP, since May 2012; Federal-Mogul Corporation, since May 2012; XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011; American Railcar Industries, Inc., since June 2011; Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products, from April 2010 until November 2013; WestPoint Home LLC since January 2008; PSC Metals Inc. since December 2006; and Viskase Companies, Inc. since November 2006. XO Holdings is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also previously had a non-controlling interest in Take-Two Interactive Software through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cho brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his service the as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
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About Icahn Enterprises: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business.
Keith Cozza
President, CEO & Director of Icahn Enterprises
Keith Cozza has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises L.P. and its general partner, Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc., since February 2014, and as a director since September 2012. Mr. Cozza served as Executive Vice President from February 2013 to February 2014. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Icahn Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings, since February 2013. Mr. Cozza has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC, a company controlled by Carl C. Icahn, since 2006. From 2004 to 2006 Mr. Cozza served as Controller at Icahn Associates Holding LLC. Prior to that Mr. Cozza was a senior assurance associate at Grant Thornton LLP. Mr. Cozza has been a director of: The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack, an automotive parts installer and retailer, since February 2016; a director of: FCX Oil & Gas Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., since October 2015; IEH Auto Parts LLC, since June 2015; Tropicana Entertainment Inc., since February 2014; PSC Metals Inc., since February 2014; Herbalife Ltd., a nutrition company, since April 2013 and XO Holdings, a competitive provider of telecom services, since August 2011. Mr. Cozza has also been a member of the Executive Committee of American Railcar Leasing LLC since June 2014. Mr. Cozza was previously a director of CVR Refining GP, LLC, the general partner of CVR Refining, LP, from January 2013 to February 2014; and MGM Holdings Inc., an entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content, from April 2012 to August 2012. XO Holdings is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Mr. Icahn also has or previously had non-controlling interests in Freeport-McMoRan, Herbalife and MGM Holdings through the ownership of securities. Mr. Cozza brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his experience as the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Associates Holding LLC enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
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About Icahn Enterprises: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), a master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business.
Phil Kelley
Director, Regional Operations – Western Region of Kia Motors America
Phil Kelley is the Executive Director, Western Sales Operations at Kia Motors America (KMA). Kelley joined KMA in 2000 as Regional Manager, Western Region. He oversees KMA’s Western and Central Region sales functions. With more than 30 years of automotive experience, Kelley came to KMA from Isuzu Motors, where he held multiple regional positions including distribution and dealer development. Kelley also held multiple marketing positions, including retail marketing and national advertising. Kelley holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of South Florida. Kelley and his wife Leslie have two children. He enjoys staying active and fine art.
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About Kia Motors America: Kia Motors America designs, markets, and sells automobiles.
Moe Braun
Marketing Director of WaiveCar
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About WaiveCar: Waive’s goal is to bring the cost of mobility to zero by utilizing cutting edge ad tech.
Dan Leitzell
Director, Media Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Jacob Lange
Director of Operations of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
David O’Reilly
Chairman of the Board of Directors of O’Reilly Auto Parts
David O’Reilly, Chairman of the Board, has been with the company full time since 1972, after working summers and part time for several years prior. David has worked in almost all capacities within the company. His years of experience and expertise in the company’s operations and strategic business development started when he was Vice President from 1975 to 1993. From there he was President from 1993 to 1999, Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2005, and Co-Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2005. He has served as Chairman of the Board since February 2005.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Paul Lederer
Lead Independent Director of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Paul Lederer is Lead Independent Director at O’Reilly Auto Parts.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Rosalie Wooten
Member of the Board of Directors of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Rosalie Wooten is Member of the Board of Directors at O’Reilly Auto Parts.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Ronald Rashkow
Independent Director of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Ronald Rashkow is Independent Director at O’Reilly Auto Parts.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Charles O’Reilly
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Charles O’Reilly is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at O’Reilly Auto Parts.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
Tom Hendrickson
Independent Director of O’Reilly Auto Parts
Tom Hendrickson is Independent Director at O’Reilly Auto Parts.
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
John Murphy
Board of Director of O’Reilly Auto Parts
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About : O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.
David William Baum
Founder, Partner & Managing Director of Stage 1 Ventures
David William Baum is an experienced venture capital general partner with twenty one years in the information technology industry, including twelve years in technology finance and nine years in entrepreneurial operating management roles. As an operating entrepreneur, David founded two companies including Pensoft Corporation, a venture-backed (Mohr, Davidow Ventures, IVP, and Bay Partners) mobile communications company that was sold to AT&T in 1994. David served as VP of Engineering at Pensoft for over four years. David was a key principal that raised, launched, staffed, and managed Prism Venture Partners, a leading early stage venture capital fund. Founded in 1996, Prism has provided start-up equity to more than eighty-five companies, which have completed four public offerings and twenty five strategic mergers and acquisitions. During his tenure at Prism, the firm grew from zero to over $1.25B under management. Previous investments include Network24 Communications (sold to Akamai), DotBank (sold to Yahoo), Altaworks (sold to Opnet), Integral Access (sold to Telco Systems), Syncra Systems (sold to Retek), Softricity (sold to Microsoft), Salesnet (sold to RightNow) and Bitfone (sold to HP). After leaving Prism, David founded CCVentures, a stage-agnostic operational consulting business. At CCVentures, David assisted private companies in business plan development, governance issues, financing strategies, and go-to-market campaigns. Investments and clients include: Carbonite, OnePin, Intouch Systems, mVisible, Nimbit, H2Index, Skyhook Wireless and WorldWinner. In January of 2006, CCVentures merged with Ametron to form Stage 1 Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm. New investments include 800-411-INFO, Mophap, Gaterocket, Cuesol, Magnify Media, and AgileCo. David holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School with second year honors and BS in Computer Science from Drexel University where he graduated first in his science class.
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About CVP Management, Stage 1 Ventures: Stage 1 Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that is seeking to build partnerships with great entrepreneurs that are flexible
Jonathan Gordon
Managing Director of Stage 1 Ventures
Jonathan Gordon has been a successful executive, entrepreneur and investor for over 30 years. He has been at the forefront of many historic market and technology changes in the high tech global economy. Mr. Gordon is the founder of Ametron Technologies, Inc., a consulting and licensing firm that helps entrepreneurs and technologists with business development and monetizing their Intellectual Property and inventions. Recent clients have included Picassa/Lifescape (sold to Google), a photo management tool; Corestreet, a provider of security software; Liquid Machines,a provider of enterprise rights management technology and solutions and Bitzmart/ Stealth Media Labs, a technology used to embed information into digital audio and video streams with playback through Windows Media Player 9 Series. Before Ametron, Mr. Gordon was CEO of mGen, Inc., an e-learning enterprise software company, which was focused on 1st Responder market opportunities within DOD and other government agencies, such as the Navy/Marine Intranet, US Dept. of Agriculture and the US Army. Prior to that, he was CEO and founder of EndPoints, Inc.(sold to Flextronics and Archi-tech, Taiwan) , a fabless semiconductor company, whose imaging chips powered high volume, low cost consumer digital cameras. Preceding EndPoints, Mr. Gordon was President of DiagSoft (sold to Sykes Enterprises), a PC hardware diagnostic and manufacturing test company. Subsequent to EndPoints, Mr. Gordon was the founder of Phoenix Publishing (sold to Softbank). Mr. Gordon was also President of Paterson Labs, which he sold to Phoenix Technologies Inc. for Paterson’ s founder, Tim Paterson (the author of the MS-DOS operating system). Mr. Gordon has built international sales and marketing organizations for several notable companies like Phoenix Technologies, who he assisted in their IPO as their first VP of Sales. Additionally, he was VP of Sales of Graphic Software Systems, an early PC software pioneer who had graphic software on the original IBM XT and AT. Jonathan’s early sales and marketing career included Physical Data Inc. (sold to Honeywell), a start up instrumentation company, who made digital waveform recorders for use in fusion reactor and munitions testing. He also was a sales engineer with Tektronix and helped introduce the first low cost graphic terminals for mini and mainframe computing. Mr. Gordon attended the University of Wisconsin and Penn Morton College.
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About Stage 1 Ventures: Stage 1 Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that is seeking to build partnerships with great entrepreneurs that are flexible
Chris George
Director of Sales and Programs of Vinli
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About Vinli: Vinli is a universal car-to-cloud data computing platform that turns any car into a connected car.
Shayne O’Sullivan
Director of Engineering of Vinli
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About Vinli: Vinli is a universal car-to-cloud data computing platform that turns any car into a connected car.
Konstantin Guericke
Member of the Board of Directors of StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)
Konstantin Guericke is a Partner at Earlybird. He is based in Silicon Valley. Konstantin is Co – Founder of LinkedIn, where he has led marketing activities from launch to first six million members and profitability as Vice President of Marketing. Previously, he has been CEO of jaxtr (social communications start-up, over ten million registered users, purchased by SabSe Technologies). Konstantin has long-time entrepreneurial experience as founder of successful startups and he has helped established companies towards increased growth. Currently, he is Board member of several startups and Mentor of student entrepreneurs at Stanford University. Konstantin holds a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Stanford University.
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About : StartX is an educational non-profit that helps Stanford’s top entrepreneurs.
Dan Ha
Co-Founder, Sr. Managing Director of StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)
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About StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund): StartX is an educational non-profit that helps Stanford’s top entrepreneurs.
David Da Silva
Global Director of Marketing Operations of Mapbox
David runs North America Marketing Operations at NewVoiceMedia. He is a Marketo Certified Expert, and focusses on maximizing process efficiencies to improve how Marketing and Sales interact.
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About Mapbox: Mapbox is a location data platform for mobile and web applications.
Jeff Naz
Director of Strategic Accounts of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Adam Laura
VP & Director of Business Development of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Terrance Evans
Director of Business Development of Acertus
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About : Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Robert Stefanski
Co-Founder and Managing Director of eLab Ventures
Robert Stefanski is an entrepreneur with deep operational and board experience in the software, mobile and Internet markets. He was on the founding management team of TIBCO Software, where he served as the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary. As a member of TIBCO’s executive management team, Bob had broad responsibility for day to day business operations from its founding in 1997 to its emergence in the early 2000s as one of the leading enterprise infrastructure software companies in the world. TIBCO remains a world leader today in enterprise infrastructure software, with annual revenue exceeding $1 billion. Bob left TIBCO in 2008 to more actively pursue his passion as an advisor and board member for Silicon Valley early stage startups. He began his career as an attorney with Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City, where he represented technology, media and entertainment companies in a broad range of matters. He joined Reuters 1996 as Director of Intellectual Property. He has also been involved with the UM Center for Entrepreneurship since its inception in 2007 and currently serves on its Board of Directors as well as being a mentor at the student startup incubator, TechArb. In addition to his work with Michigan eLab, he is a partner with the international law firm Reed Smith in its Silicon Valley office. Bob is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and University of Michigan Graduate School of Engineering. He has an undergraduate degree in computer science/mathematics from Northern Michigan
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About eLab Ventures: eLab Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital fund.
Rick Bolander
Co-Founder and Managing Director of eLab Ventures
Rick Bolander is a General Partner at Michigan eLab Venture Fund. Rick has been a private investor since 1988 launching Blue Sky Ventures, a real estate investment firm, and entering the venture capital industry in 1994 at Apex Venture Partners where he was general partner. In 1999, he co-founded Gabriel Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and assists information technology startups. Rick identifies the smartest entrepreneurs and works side-by-side with them to build highly successful companies from the ground up. Rick has been involved in more than 50 venture deals, and has led over $100 million in early-stage financings and has had over $200 million in realizations. Rick has served on the boards of AccessLine Communications (acquired by Telanetix), Arula Systems (acquired by Raritan), Concord Communications (IPO – NASDAQ: CCRD), Exodus Communications (IPO – NASDAQ: EXDS, then acquired by Savvis), IPWireless (acquired by Nextwave), Jacked (acquired by Roundbox), Neopath (acquired by Cisco), NetScaler (acquired by Citrix Systems), Persistent Systems (IPO – BSE India: PER EQ), Placeware (acquired by Microsoft) Tut Systems (IPO – NASDAQ: TUTS), and Chegg (IPO – NYSE:CHGG). Education MBA – Harvard Business School MS – Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (full fellowship) BS – Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (with honors)
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About eLab Ventures: eLab Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital fund.
Doug Neal
Co-Founder and Managing Director of eLab Ventures
Doug Neal is Co-Founder and Managing Director of eLab Ventures.
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About eLab Ventures, New Vital Signs: eLab Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital fund.
Paul Brown
Managing Director of eLab Ventures
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About eLab Ventures: eLab Ventures is an early stage technology venture capital fund.
Earl Hesterberg
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Group 1 Automotive
Mr. Earl J. Hesterberg, Jr has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Group 1 Automotive Inc. since April 9, 2005. Mr. Hesterberg served as a Group Vice President of North America Marketing, Sales and Service for Ford Motor Co. from October 1, 2004 to April 11, 2005. Prior to joining Group 1 Automotive, he held various senior executive level sales, marketing, general management, operations and customer service positions in the United States and Europe.
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About Group 1 Automotive: Group 1 Automotive owns and operates about 130 franchises at approximately 100 dealerships, as well as about 25 collision service centers
Robert Seidl
Managing Director, Co-Founder of Motus Ventures
Robert Seidl is Managing Partner at Motus Ventures.
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About AutoAdvantage, Motus Ventures: A combination of recent technology shifts and emerging consumer trends – internet connected cars, vehicle to vehicle communications.
Philippe Amouyal
Director of Zero Motorcycles
Philippe joined Invus in 1999 as a Managing Director. He is based in Boston. Prior to joining Invus, Philippe spent 15 years at The Boston Consulting Group in Paris and Boston, where he was a Vice President and Director and led the global electronics and software practice from 1991 on. He holds an MS in engineering and a DEA in management from Ecole Centrale de Paris and was a Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Alternatives of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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About Invus, Zero Motorcycles: Zero Motorcycles specializes in producing lightweight electric motorcycles.
Aaron Cheatham
Director of Zero Motorcycles
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About Zero Motorcycles: Zero Motorcycles specializes in producing lightweight electric motorcycles.
Tao Wang
Director, Head of Perception of Xpeng Motors
Tao Wang is the Director and Head of Perception at XPENG Motors. Tao has over 7 years of experience in machine learning research. He has published multiple academic papers on deep learning and is the main contributor to the widely used SVHN dataset. He is a recipient of both the Siebel Scholarship and The Christofer Stephenson Memorial Award.
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About Xpeng Motors: Xiaopeng Motors is an electric vehicle and technology company that designs and manufactures smart cars.
George R. Mrkonic
Director of AutoZone
George R. Mrkonic, Jr. has been a director since 2006. He has been the Non-Executive Chairman of Paperchase Products Limited, London, UK, a retailer of cards, stationery, wraps and gifts in the UK, Europe and the Middle East, since 2005, and has been a director since 1999. Previously, he was President of Borders Group, Inc. from 1994 to 1997 and Vice Chairman of Borders Group, Inc. from 1994 to 2002. He is also a director of Brinker International, Inc., Syntel, Inc. and Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Mr. Mrkonic was a director of Nashua Corporation from 2000 to 2009 and Guitar Center, Inc. from 2002 to 2007.
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About : AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
Doug Brooks
Director of AutoZone
Doug Brooks has been a director since 2013. He is retired. Until his retirement in 2013, he had held various positions with Brinker International, including serving as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Brinker International from January 2013 until December 2013; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brinker from 2004 until January 2013, and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2004. He served on the Brinker board of directors from 1999 through 2013. Mr. Brooks is also a director of Southwest Airlines and Club Corp.
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About : AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
Luis Nieto
Director of AutoZone
Mr. Nieto, 60, served as President of the Consumer Foods Group for ConAgra Foods Inc. from 2007 until he retired in 2009. Mr. Nieto joined ConAgra in 2005 and held various leadership positions, including President of the Meats Group and Refrigerated Foods Group. ConAgra Foods is one of the largest packaged foods companies in North America. Prior to joining ConAgra, Mr. Nieto was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federated Group, a leading private label supplier to the retail grocery and foodservice industries from 2002 to 2005. From 2000 to 2002, he served as President of the National Refrigerated Products Group of Dean Foods Company. Prior to joining Dean Foods, Mr. Nieto held positions in brand management and strategic planning with Mission Foods, Kraft Foods and the Quaker Oats Company. Mr. Nieto is the President of Nieto Advisory LLC, a consulting firm and is affiliated with Akoya Capital Partners.
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About : AutoZone retails and distributes automotive replacement parts and accessories.
Patricia Russo
Member of the Board of Directors of Alcoa
Russo has served as Chairman of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company since November 2015, after the separation of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) into two companies. She had been Lead Director of HP since 2014 and a member of HP’s board since 2011. She served as Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent S.A. from 2006 to 2008. Prior to the merger of Alcatel S.A. and Lucent Technologies, Inc. in 2006, she served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent from 2003 to 2006 and President and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2003. Russo served as Lead Director of our Board from March 2010 to January 2014. Russo is currently the lead director of Alcoa Inc. and serves on the boards of KKR Management LLC (the managing partner of KKR & Co. L.P.), and Merck & Co. Inc.
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About : Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products.
Kathryn S. Fuller
Board Of Director of Alcoa
Ms. Fuller is the Chair of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, the world’s preeminent museum and research complex. She currently serves on the board, and chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee at, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a leading philanthropy in the field of health and health care. Ms. Fuller is also the Chair of the Institute at Brown for Environment & Society (Brown University) which seeks to prepare leaders to understand and holistically manage complex social and environmental systems. Ms. Fuller retired as Chair of The Ford Foundation, a nonprofit organization, in September 2010, after having served in that position since May 2004. Ms. Fuller retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of World Wildlife Fund U.S. (WWF), one of the world’s largest nature conservation organizations, in July 2005, after having served in those positions since 1989. Ms. Fuller continues her affiliation with WWF as President Emerita and an honorary member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Fuller was a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a nonpartisan institute established by Congress for advanced study of national and world affairs, for a year beginning in October 2005. Ms. Fuller had various responsibilities with WWF and The Conservation Foundation from 1982 to 1989, including executive vice president, general counsel and director of WWF’s public policy and wildlife trade monitoring programs. Before that, she held several positions in the U.S. Department of Justice, culminating as Chief, Wildlife and Marine Resources Section, in 1981 to 1982.
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About : Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products.
Ulrich R. Schmidt
Board Of Director of Alcoa
Mr. Schmidt is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Prior to Spirit Aerosystems, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Goodrich Corporation from 2000 to 2005, and as Vice President, Finance and Business Development, Goodrich Aerospace, from 1994 to 2000. Prior to joining Goodrich, he held senior level roles at a variety of companies, including Invensys Limited, Everest & Jennings International Limited and Argo-Tech Corporation.
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About : Alcoa is a global industry leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products.
Peter Cakebread
Managing Director of Marshall Motor Holdings
Peter has 34 years of experience in the contract hire industry. He has led Marshall Leasing for 24 years, seeing its funded fleet grow from 415 to over 6,000 vehicles. Active in the industry, Peter is a recognised and respected figure. He is currently chairman of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), the trade association for the industry and was recently inducted into the Fleet News Hall of Fame.
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About Marshall Motor Holdings: MMH PLC one of the UK’s leading Motor Groups with 71 franchises covering the United Kingdom and delivering the whole range of premium.
Robert Ulrich
Member of the Board of Directors of 3M
Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation, an operator of large format general merchandise and food discount stores. Ulrich began his retailing career as a merchandising trainee in Target’s department store division (Dayton Hudson) in 1967 and advanced through various management positions. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Stores in 1987 and was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation in 1994. Ulrich retired as Target’s Chief Executive Officer on May 1, 2008, and retired as Chairman of the Board on January 31, 2009.
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About : 3M operates as a diversified technology company, manufacturing more than 55,000 products, including adhesives, laminates, and many more.
Veerender Kaul
Director of Frost & Sullivan
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About Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Mike Blades
Research Director, North America of Frost & Sullivan
Mike graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1991. After graduation he attended pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas.
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About Frost & Sullivan, Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Farah Saeed
Research Director, Digital Grids of Frost & Sullivan
Farah Saeed is an industry expert with nearly 20 years of consulting, project management and fulfillment expertise focused on power and energy equipment and services. Saeed currently serves as Research Director Digital Grid. In her current role, Saeed works closely with OEMs to validate market opportunities and assess risks, providing a deep understanding of business issues facing mature as well as emerging energy markets and technologies. She also specializes in forecasting models and customer survey designs centered on regional and geographic trends, while keeping a pulse on disruptive trends and technologies that are influencing the competitive environment. Saeed’s industry expertise includes extensive experience in high-growth and emerging power and energy devices, such as transmission and distribution equipment. This includes IT/OT, power distribution equipment, demand side management, home automation, smart meters, related network infrastructure, and distributed generation.
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About Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Michael Blades
Research Director, North America of Frost & Sullivan
Mike graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1991. After graduation he attended pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. Following pilot training Mike flew the KC-135 Stratotanker and was an instructor in both the E-3 AWACS and C-21 learjet. He commanded sorties supporting Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Allied Force, and Noble Eagle. He also controlled all C-130 traffic in and out of Iraq during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While assigned to staff positions, Mike served as a data reduction analyst for the Phillips Lab (now the Air Force Research Lab) at Kirtland Air Force Base where he split time between the Argus airborne test bed and the Satellite Assessment Center. He also served two tours in Air Education and Training Command as the Chief of the Tanker/Airlift training branch and Chief of the Flying Training Section responsible for financial planning and analysis for all mobility training aircraft in AETC. While in AETC, Mike was also heavily involved with training systems requirements analyses for both the Joint Cargo Aircraft and the KC-46.
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About Frost & Sullivan, Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Michael Blades
Research Director, North America of Frost & Sullivan
Mike graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1991. After graduation he attended pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. Following pilot training Mike flew the KC-135 Stratotanker and was an instructor in both the E-3 AWACS and C-21 learjet. He commanded sorties supporting Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Allied Force, and Noble Eagle. He also controlled all C-130 traffic in and out of Iraq during a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While assigned to staff positions, Mike served as a data reduction analyst for the Phillips Lab (now the Air Force Research Lab) at Kirtland Air Force Base where he split time between the Argus airborne test bed and the Satellite Assessment Center. He also served two tours in Air Education and Training Command as the Chief of the Tanker/Airlift training branch and Chief of the Flying Training Section responsible for financial planning and analysis for all mobility training aircraft in AETC. While in AETC, Mike was also heavily involved with training systems requirements analyses for both the Joint Cargo Aircraft and the KC-46.
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About Frost & Sullivan, Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Randall MacDonald
Member of the Board of Directors of Aptiv
Randall MacDonald has been a Director since November 2009.He is Senior Vice President, Human Resources at IBM. From 1983 to 2000, prior to joining IBM, MacDonald held a variety of senior positions at GTE, including Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration. He also has held senior leadership assignments at Ingersoll-Rand Company, Inc. and Sterling Drug. MacDonald is a former board member of Covance, Inc., a global drug services company. He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees from St. Francis University. Through MacDonald’s many years of senior leadership in the field, he is able to provide expertise in global human resources management and leadership assessment and development.
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About : Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener, and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility.
Nicholas Donofrio
Member of the Board of Directors of Aptiv
Nicholas Donofrio has been a Director since December 2009. He retired as Executive Vice President, Innovation & Technology at International Business Machines Corporation in October 2008. Donofrio began his career at IBM in 1964, and worked at the company for more than 40 years in various positions of increasing responsibility, including Division Director; Divisional Vice President for Advanced Workstations; General Manager, Large Scale Computing Division; and Senior Vice President, Technology & Manufacturing. Donofrio earned a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and holds a Master’s degree from Syracuse University. Donofrio brings to the Board of Directors executive management skills and significant technological expertise.
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About : Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener, and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility.
Lawrence Zimmerman
Member of the Board of Directors of Aptiv
Lawrence A. Zimmerman has been a director since November 2009. He is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Xerox Corporation, a position he held from June 2002 until April 2011. He joined Xerox as CFO in 2002 after retiring from IBM. A 31-year employee of IBM, Zimmerman held senior executive positions including Vice President of Finance for IBM’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, and Corporate Controller. Zimmerman received a B.S. in finance from New York University in 1965 and an MBA from Adelphi University in 1967. Zimmerman brings to the Board of Directors significant experience leading the finance organization of a large global company, and contributes financial, risk management, and strategy expertise.
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About : Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener, and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility.
Gary Cowger
Member of the Board of Directors of Aptiv
Gary Cowger has been a Director since November 2009. He retired as Group Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations for General Motors in December 2009, a position which he held since April 2005. Cowger began his career with GM in 1965 and held a range of senior leadership positions in business and operations in several countries, including President of GM North America, Chairman and Managing Director, Opel, AG, and President of GM de Mexico. In 2006, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation’s executive Leadership Cabinet. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Kettering University and on the Board of Trustees of the Center for Creative Studies. Through his extensive experience in the automotive industry across global markets, Cowger provides industry and operational expertise and strengthens the Board of Directors’ global perspective.
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About : Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener, and more connected solutions, which enable the future of mobility.
Ross Clanton
Chief Architect, Managing Director – Technology Transformation of American Airlines
Accomplished Leader with over 16 years of IT experience in the retail industry. DevOps enthusiast whose mission is to drive LEAN principles and extensive automation across technology service delivery. Broad experience in IT Operations, Engineering, Security and Compliance, Enterprise Architecture, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehousing. Ross lives in Minneapolis with his wife, daughter, and son
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About American Airlines: American Airlines focuses on providing travel experience across the globe.
Marc Weiser
Managing Director of RPM Ventures
Marc Weiser is the Board Director of BountyJobs Inc. He is also a Founder and Managing Director of RPM Ventures, a seed and early stage venture firm focused on information technology. For RPM, Marc is currently involved with the Boards of BountyJobs, Glyde, Mojo Motors, and Xtime . In addition he led the firm’s investments in Giftly and Wide Open Spaces. Previous investments include Applimation (acquired by Informatica – NASDAQ:INFA), OpenLane (acquired by Kar Holdings – NYSE: KAR), R4 Global Services (acquired by Verisign – NASDAQ:VRSN, RiverGlass (acquired by Allen Systems), and TetraVitae (acquired by Eastman Chemical – NYSE:EMN) . Prior to forming RPM, Mr. Weiser was an internet and software entrepreneur. He co-founded QuantumShift, a provider of web-based business-to-business technology and services focused on corporate telecommunications needs. He was also an early employee at MessageMedia (acquired by DoubleClick) where he pioneered some of the original methods for e-commerce and helped lead the company’s IPO. In addition to his board roles for RPM, Mr. Weiser serves on the Boards of McKinley, Inc. and the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan, where he is an adjunct professor. Additionally, he and his wife are leading the creation of the Food Allergy Center at the University of Michigan. This Center will provide national leadership and a path to a cure for those that suffer from food allergies. He graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a BSE in Aerospace Engineering and a MBA with highest honors.
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About RPM Ventures: RPM is an early stage venture firm with a focus on investing in B2B and B2B2C technology startups in the Fintech and Mobility sectors.
Adam Boyden
Managing Director of RPM Ventures
Adam is responsible for marketing, business development and U.S. operations. Previously, Adam was the Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, and then General Manager of Xfire a provider of communications and tools to more than 11.5 million gamers worldwide that was acquired by MTV Networks for $110 million in 2006. Prior to Xfire, Boyden was the cofounder and former CEO of Autodaq (now OpenLane), the leading online automotive marketing company. Additionally, Boyden was the founder and former General Manager of the China Consultancy, an advisory firm to companies entering the Chinese market. Boyden holds a 1st Class Honors B.Sc. in Engineering Science from Exeter University, and an M.B.A from Stanford University.
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About RPM Ventures: RPM is an early stage venture firm with a focus on investing in B2B and B2B2C technology startups in the Fintech and Mobility sectors.
Rob Vogt
Director of Delivery of American Tire Distributors
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About American Tire Distributors: American Tire Distributors, Inc. distributes tires, wheels, service equipment, and shop supplies to the replacement tire market.
Lewis Kling
Member of the Board of Directors of Accuride Corporation
Lewis Kling has more than 35 years of experience leading engineering and manufacturing operations, and has held numerous key management positions with large global businesses. Lewis served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Flowserve Corporation from September 2005 to October 2009, then served as Executive Vice Chairman until retiring in February 2010. Prior to becoming President and CEO, Lewis served as Flowserve’s Chief Operations Officer from July 2004 to September 2005. Prior to joining Flowserve, Lewis served as a Group President, Corporate Vice President and Officer at SPX Corporation. Additionally, he served as President of Dielectric Communications for General Signal (which was acquired by SPX in 1998). Lewis also worked for AlliedSignal Aerospace, where he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Commercial Avionics Systems and Chairman of the Board of the American Russian Integrated Avionics joint venture. Previously, Lewis worked for Harris Corporation, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of its Electronic Systems Division.Lewis began his career in the Apollo Support Department (later, Simulation and Control Systems) at General Electric Company, where he served for 24 years in a number of management positions. Currently, Lewis serves on the Board of Directors at Aspen Academy, Eastman Chemical Corporation, and the National Jewish Health (Hospital). Lewis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stetson University.
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About : Accuride is a leading manufacturer & supplier of wheels, wheel-end components & other products to the North American commercial vehicle ind.
John Risner
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Accuride Corporation
John Risner was elected to the Accuride Corporation Board of Directors in February 2010 and was elected its Chairman in April 2012. John joined The Children’s Tumor Foundation as Treasurer in 2002 and has served as its President from 2005 until January 2014, except during a break in service between January 2011 and January 2012. From 1997 to 2002, he served as a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager-High Yield Bonds at AIG/Sun America Asset Management. From 1991 to 1997 he was Vice President Senior Portfolio Manager at Value Line Asset Management. Through his long career in corporate finance, John has obtained significant financial experience. He served on the board of directors, audit and finance committees of NII Holdings; and previously served on the board of directors of Airgate PCS and UGC Europe. John has management and government relations experience through work as an executive of a nonprofit organization, having served as Chairman of the Congressionally-Directed Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Integration Panel for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. John earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland and a Master of Business Administration degree from Fordham University; and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has experience serving on audit, compensation, finance, and special committees, and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. John’s background in finance, directorship experiences and corporate governance expertise qualify him to serve on our board of directors.
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About : Accuride is a leading manufacturer & supplier of wheels, wheel-end components & other products to the North American commercial vehicle ind.
Konstantin Nikolaev
General Director of N-Trans Group
Russian businessman Konstantin Nikolaev has an estimated net worth of $1.35 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. Nikolaev acquired most of his net worth from his investments on ports and railway transport. Konstantin Nikolaev is one of the owners of N-Trans Group which is a railway and port operating company. His co-owners are his fellow billionaires Nikita Mishin and Andrei Filatov. In 2011, the trio became instrumental in making Global Ports Investments public for $500 million. Global Ports Investments is considered as one of the largest port operators in Russia. In October 2012, 37.5% of Global Ports Investments’ stakes was sold to A.P. Moller-Maersk subsidiary for $863 million. A native of Ukraine, Konstantin Nikolaev is a graduate of Moscow State University. Eventually, he collaborated with Alexei Mordashov, Filatov and Mishin which later led to the creation of Severstaltrans. Eventually, Mordashov relinquished his shares which the trio bought. They renamed the company to N-Trans.
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About N-Trans Group: The Largest private operator in the transport services market in Russia, the CIS and the Baltics.
Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saab
Marcus Wallenberg, (born 2 September 1956) is a Swedish banker and industrialist.The former President and CEO of Investor.Marcus has international business experience across various industry sectors, including the pharmaceutical industry from his directorship with Astra prior to 1999. Marcus is Chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Saab AB and FAM. He is a member of the boards of Investor AB, Temasek Holdings Limited, and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
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About Investor AB: Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services, and solutions from military defence to civil security.
William Kozyra
Board of Director of American Axle & Manufacturing
Mr. Kozyra is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TI Automotive Ltd., a global supplier of automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology. He has served as TI Automotive’s CEO since June 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Kozyra was President and CEO of Continental AG North America for 10 years. He was also a member of the Executive Board, Continental AG (DAX), Hanover, Germany, with responsibility for Continental AG’s NAFTA businesses. Previously, at ITT Automotive, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Brake and Chassis Systems North America. Prior to joining ITT Automotive, he was Vice President and General Manager of Bosch Braking Systems’ Brake Products Division. Mr. Kozyra is a member of the Board of Directors of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), the Ford Motor Company Top 100 Supplier Forum, the Board of Trustees of the Notre Dame Preparatory School, the Boy Scouts of America Executive Board in Detroit, Michigan, the Board of Advisors of the University of Detroit and the University of Detroit Alumni Council and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
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About : AAM was founded in 1994, with manufacturing expertise rooted in more than 90 years of experience.
James McCaslin
Board of Director of American Axle & Manufacturing
Mr. McCaslin retired from Harley Davidson, Inc. in April 2010. Mr. McCaslin joined Harley Davidson in 1992 and held various senior executive leadership positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer of Harley-Davidson Motor Company, from 2001 to 2009. From 1989 to 1992, he held manufacturing and engineering positions with JI Case, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. Previously, he held executive positions in manufacturing and quality with Chrysler Corporation, Volkswagen of America and General Motors Corporation, where he began his 40-year career in manufacturing. From 2003 to 2006, he served on the Board of Directors of Maytag Corporation. Mr. McCaslin has served on a number of civic boards, including Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council and Kettering University.
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About : AAM was founded in 1994, with manufacturing expertise rooted in more than 90 years of experience.
Peter Lyons
Board of Director of American Axle & Manufacturing
Mr. Lyons, an attorney, is a partner and Co-Head of the Global Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, which he joined in September 2014. Based in the New York office of Freshfields, Mr. Lyons represents leading U.S. and global companies in acquisitions and sales of public and private companies, asset acquisition and disposition transactions, and joint ventures. Prior to joining Freshfields, Mr. Lyons was a partner with Shearman & Sterling LLP and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group based in New York, New York. Mr. Lyons practiced law at Shearman & Sterling for 35 years. Mr. Lyons has been recognized and recommended as an M&A practitioner by Chambers Global , Chambers USA , The Legal 500 US , and IFLR1000. Mr. Lyons received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia. From 2003 to 2014, while a partner at Shearman & Sterling, Mr. Lyons served as lead counsel to AAM and as a key advisor to the Board on legal matters.
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About : AAM was founded in 1994, with manufacturing expertise rooted in more than 90 years of experience.
Beth Chappell
Board of Director of American Axle & Manufacturing
Ms. Chappell has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Economic Club since 2002. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations for Compuware Corporation. From 1995 to 2000, Ms.Chappell was President and Chief Executive Officer of a consulting firm she founded, The Chappell Group, Inc. For 16 years, Ms. Chappell held executive positions at AT&T. From 1999 to 2009, Ms. Chappell served on the Board of Directors of the Handleman Company. She also serves on a number of civic boards, including the Michigan State University Capital Campaign, Citizens Research Council, Detroit Regional Chamber, the United Way Board and Tocqueville Committee, and the Charter One Regional Advisory Board (Midwest). Ms. Chappell is a former board member of the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Michigan Economic Growth Authority and Hospice of Michigan.
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About : AAM was founded in 1994, with manufacturing expertise rooted in more than 90 years of experience.
Cameron Robertson
Director of Product/Engineering of Kitty Hawk
Cameron is one of co-founders of Apigy, the creators of Lockitron.
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About Kitty Hawk: Kitty Hawk is an aerospace company that manufactures eVTOL vehicles that makes airtaxis affordable, ubiquitous, and eco-conscious.
Mark Farella
Director, IS Business Solutions of Meritor
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About Meritor: Meritor is a global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking and aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicle.
Stephan Baral
Director of Porsche Digital
Stephan builds teams and products at the crossroads of mobility and digital lifestyle trends as Director of Digital Business Innovation and Venturing at Porsche Digital in San Jose. Porsche Digital is the competence center for digitalization within Porsche, where new business models and innovative digital products are defined and implemented in close cooperation with Porsche companies globally. The Silicon Valley office focuses specifically on New Business Innovation & Emerging Technology as well as Venture Investments. The Venture investments are concentrated on business models related to customer experience, mobility, and digital lifestyle with a focus on future technologies such as artificial intelligence, predictive and contextual modelling, blockchain, and virtual and augmented reality. Stephan joined Porsche Digital in 2016 as the Corporate Development Lead when the company employed just two other people. Since than he has played an integral role in strategy and product roadmapping to define the company while building the team to more than 100 people globally. Stephan joined the automotive industry in 2008 at VW Group’s Seat brand in Barcelona, Spain, and then held different positions at Volkswagen and Porsche. He studied International Business in Esslingen, Germany, and at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. In April 2019 Stephan moved to Porsche Digital in San Jose and is currently growing the team in California with entrepreneurs from different backgrounds.
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About Porsche Digital: Porsche Digital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Porsche AG and serves as its digital competence center.
Michael D. Hankin
Board of Director of Stanley Black & Decker
Mike is a partner and has served as President and CEO of Brown Advisory since 1998, having spent his professional career assisting a wide range of individuals and institutions with their investment and financial matters. Mike also serves on the board of directors of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) and on the boards of directors of three private companies, Tate Engineering Services, Inc., The Wills Group, Inc. and 1251 Capital Group, Inc. Mike is passionate about the responsibility of business leaders to be visible and constructive in their communities. Mike gave a TEDx talk in 2017 titled, “Speak Up. Where It Counts. Loudly.” In it, he shares his journey to finding his voice as a business leader and his hope that others will join him in catalyzing positive change by speaking up. His community commitment extends to his roles as Chairman of the Baltimore Healthy Harbor Project, Trustee of Johns Hopkins University, Trustee and Vice-Chair of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and member of the Principal Professional Staff and former Chair of the Board of Managers of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Associated Black Charities, Business Executives for National Security, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, National Steeplechase Association and Nature Sacred. In 2021, Mike assumed the role of Co-Chair of UpSurge, an effort to propel Baltimore into the top tier of innovative cities by building an engine to launch, support, scale and celebrate high-impact startups with an “Equitech” lens.
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About Brown Advisory: Stanley Black & Decker focuses on operating in the hand and power tools, and storage industries.
