Detroit, Mi., USA - August 31, 2012, Detroit, Mi., USA - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, an engineering company, announced that David C. Dauch has been appointed as president and chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2012.
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Mr. D.C. Dauch previously served as President and chief operating officer.
He joined AAM in July 1995 and has served in positions of increasing responsibility.
Prior to joining AAM, he served in several positions at Collins & Aikman Products Company, where he received the President's Award for leadership and innovation.
Mr. D.C. Dauch also served on the Collins & Aikman Board of Directors from 2002 to 2007.
The company also announced that Richard E. Dauch, AAM Co-Founder and currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. R. E. Dauch is also Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board.
He was the Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 2012 and a member of the Board since AAM began operations in March 1994.
In October 1997, he was named Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was also President of AAM from March 1994 through December 2000.
Prior to March 1994, Mr. R. E. Dauch spent 12 years at Chrysler Corporation, where he established the just-in-time materials management system and the three-shift manufacturing vehicle assembly process.
He is a retired officer from the Chrysler Corporation. Mr. Dauch's last position at Chrysler, in 1991, was Executive Vice President of Worldwide Manufacturing.
Mr. Dauch also served as Group Vice President of Volkswagen of America.
He has more than 47 years of experience in the automotive industry and was the 2006 recipient of the Shien-Ming Wu Foundation Manufacturing Leadership Award.
In 2005, he received the CEO Legend Award from Automation Alley and in 2003, he received the Harvard Business School of Michigan Business Statesman Award, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and the Northwood University Outstanding Business Leader Award.
In 1996, Mr. R. E. Dauch was named Worldwide Automotive Industry Leader of the Year by the Automotive Hall of Fame. ■