SPE Automotive
Board of Directors
2021 Executive Committee
Dr. Alper Kiziltas
CHAIR
Ford Motor Co.
(207) 249-5948
Bonnie Bennyhoff
Treasurer
ExxonMobil (Retired)
(734) 660-3200
Steve Van Loozen
secretary
Celanese Engineered Materials
(248) 289-2508
Dr. Suresh Shah
councilor
Delphi Corp. (Retired)
(248) 635-2482
Dave Helmer
Past-Chair
General Motors Co.
(248) 431-9804
Dr. Allan Murray
Director Emeritus
Allied Composite Technologies LLC
(248) 891-9042
David Reed
Director Emeritus
General Motors Co. (Retired)
(734) 674-0736
Fred Deans
Director Emeritus
Allied Composite Technologies LLC
(248) 760-7717
2021 Committee Chairs
Dr. Jeffrey Helms
Innovation awards
Celanese Corp.
(248) 459-7012
Paula Kruger
newsletter
DSM
(248) 979-6128
Teri Chouinard
Social, Sponsorship, IAG & ACCE Marcom
Intuit Group, Inc.
(248) 701-8003
Dr. Norm Kakarala
ANTEC, TPO Shanghai
Inteva, LLC (Retired)
(248) 655-8483
Chuck Jarrett
Education Design in Plastics
The Materials Group
(248) 310-3283
Dr. Rodrigo Orozco
intersociety
Ascend Performance Materials
(248) 979-6128
Kimberly Hoodin
ACCE Administration
(513) 582-2442
Sassan Tarahomi
TPO Shanghai
Alterra Holdings
(248) 259-5624
Samar Teli
Membership
SABIC
(517) 304-2979
Marc Bahm
webmaster
BASF Corporation
(248) 496-2811
Fred Deans
Golf Outing
Allied Composite Technologies LLC
(248) 760-7717
2021-2023 Directors
TO MAY 2021
Neil Fuenmayor
LyondellBasell
(517) 898-7117
Brian Grosser
Lotte Advanced Materials
(248) 941-9368
Paula Kruger
DSM
(248) 941-9368
Tom Pickett
General Motors Co.
(248) 431-9724
Sassan Tarahomi
Alterra Holdings
(248) 259-5624
Steve Van Loozen
Celanese Engineered Materials
(248) 289-2508
2021-2023 Directors
TO MAY 2022
Drew Geda
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc.
(734) 337-2561
Mark Lapain
Magna International
(248) 567-5455
Jeremy Lee
Faurecia
(248) 724-5433
Dr. Norm Kakarala
Inteva Products, LLC (Retired)
(248) 655-8483
Jeff Mayville
Ford Motor Co.
(313) 805-9500
Dhanendra Nagwanshi
SABIC
(248) 760-3860
Keith Siopes
Sumika Polymers N.A. LLC
(248) 497-4258
2021-2023 Directors
TO MAY 2023
Marc Bahm
BASF Corp.
(248) 496-2811
Umesh Gandhi
Toyota Technical Center
(734) 995-7174
Chuck Jarrett
The Materials Group
(248) 310-3283
Dr. Rodrigo Orozco
Ascend Performance Materials
(248) 904-7925
Rob Philp
Sirmax North American, Inc
(765) 639-3008