American Axle & Manufacturing Appoints New Board Member
02 Febbraio 2005 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Axle & Manufacturing Appoints New Board Member
DETROIT, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle &
Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the
NYSE, today announced the appointment of Larry K. Switzer to its
Board of Directors. Switzer has an extensive background in finance,
having served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) for Fruit of the Loom Inc.; Executive Vice
President and CFO for Alco Standard Corporation; and Senior Vice
President and CFO for S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. He has held
senior executive positions at Bendix Corp., White Motor Corp. and
Gencorp. Most recently, Switzer served as Chief Executive Officer
of Danka PLC, the world's second largest independent distributor of
office equipment. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he led the
successful restructuring and turnaround of that company. Switzer
holds a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University and a
master of business administration degree from Harvard University,
where he was the recipient of the National Area and Fisher
Foundation Fellowships. "Throughout his career, Larry Switzer has
demonstrated leadership in the financial area," said AAM
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch. "His experience
and knowledge will be of value to AAM as we continue to implement
our strategy of global expansion and profitable growth." AAM is a
world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and validation
of driveline systems and related components and modules, chassis
systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport utility
vehicles and passenger cars. In addition to its locations in the
United States (in Michigan, New York and Ohio), AAM also has
offices or facilities in Brazil, China, England, Germany, India,
Japan, Korea, Mexico, Scotland and South Korea. 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 ... Carrie L.P. Gray Christopher M. Son Director,
Corporate Relations Director, Investor Relations (313) 758-4880
(313) 758-4814 Or visit the AAM website at http://www.aam.com/
DATASOURCE: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Carrie L.P. Gray, Director, Corporate Relations,
+1-313-758-4880, , or Christopher M. Son, Director, Investor
Relations, +1-313-758-4814, , both of American Axle &
Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Web site: http://www.aam.com/ Company
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