Timothy D. Leuliette
Chairman and CEO – Metaldyne
Co-Chairman and Co-CEO – Asahi Tec

Timothy D. Leuliette is chairman and chief executive officer of Metaldyne. In this role, Mr. Leuliette provides strategic leadership to the global automotive supply company with annual revenues of almost $2 billion and more than 6,500 employees at 38 facilities in 14 countries around the world.

Mr. Leuliette also serves as co-chairman and co-CEO of Metaldyne’s parent company, Asahi Tec, a Shizuoka, Japan-based chassis and powertrain component supplier, which does business in the passenger car/light truck and medium/heavy truck segments.

He was formerly president and chief operating officer of Penske Corporation, a closely-held diversified transportation services company managing businesses with annual revenues exceeding $10 billion and more than 33,000 employees at over 200 facilities worldwide.

Prior to joining Penske Corporation, Mr. Leuliette was president and chief executive officer of ITT Automotive Inc., and senior vice president of ITT Industries Inc. Before joining ITT, he served as president and chief executive officer of Siemens Automotive L.P and was a member of the Siemens Automotive Managing Board and a corporate vice president of Siemens AG. He was the first non-German to hold this level of authority in the 143-year history of the electrical and electronics company.

In addition, Mr. Leuliette was group vice president for the Bendix Electronics Group of AlliedSignal Automotive. He held several positions with the company including vice president and general manager of Bendix Electronic Controls Division; vice president of sales and marketing of the Bendix Brake and Steering Division, and group director with AlliedSignal Automotive. He also held various engineering and planning positions within Ford Motor Company and was executive director of product planning for American Motors.

Mr. Leuliette holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan. He serves on numerous boards including Collins & Aikman, New Detroit Coalition, Vattikuti Urology Institute of Henry Ford Health Systems, and Karmanos Cancer Institute. He is a past chairman of the board of The Detroit Branch of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Leuliette is dedicated to the community and has strong affiliations with Detroit Renaissance and Junior Achievement.

Mr. Leuliette works from Metaldyne’s corporate headquarters in Plymouth, Mich. He resides in West Bloomfield, Michigan, with his wife Cindy. He is the father of four children: Christine, Tim II, Stacey and Ashley.

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