DETROIT, Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle
& Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) today announced that David M. Buckley has been appointed Vice
President – Strategic & Business Development. In this role,
Buckley will lead AAM's business development and strategic global
growth initiatives.
Buckley joins AAM from Vexos, Inc. having previously held the
position of president and chief executive officer from 2014 to
2017. While at Vexos, he expanded the company's sales and
EBITDA, market, pipeline, and customer base while increasing
productivity across the business, and establishing a robust
platform for organic and inorganic growth.
Prior to joining Vexos, Buckley gained global leadership
experience as CEO of several companies including: Cross Match
Technologies and Vectronix. Earlier in his career, Buckley
led successful business units at both General Electric and
PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting. Buckley is known for
positively transforming the focus and operations of organizations
by guiding companies through periods of significant change,
including rapid growth, turnaround, repositioning and
rightsizing.
Buckley holds an MBA from the University of
Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, and a Bachelor of
Science from the U.S. Naval Academy.
"We are extremely pleased to announce the addition of David to
AAM's executive management team," said AAM Chairman & CEO
David C. Dauch. "His extensive
leadership and experience guiding companies through rapid,
profitable growth will complement AAM's executive team as we
continue to assess strategic opportunities that support our
commitment to profitable growth, global diversification and
customer focus."
Biographies of AAM's officers can be found at www.aam.com.
About AAM
AAM (NYSE: AXL) is a premier, global leader
in design, engineering, validation and manufacturing of driveline,
metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive,
commercial and industrial markets. Headquartered in Detroit, AAM has over 25,000 associates
operating at more than 90 facilities in 17 countries to support our
customers on global and regional platforms with a focus on quality,
operational excellence and technology leadership. To learn
more, visit www.aam.com.
For more information...
Christopher M. Son
Executive Director - Marketing &
Corporate Communications
(313) 758-4814
chris.son@aam.com
Or visit the AAM website at www.aam.com.
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