SPE Automotive Board of Directors 2022-2023 Executive Committee Dr. Sassan Tarahomi Chair Alterra Holdings (989) 335-0060 Dr. Jeffrey Helms Councilor Celanese Corp. (248) 377-6895 Dr. Alper Kiziltas Past Chair Ford Motor Co. (207) 249-5948 Jitesh Desai Treasurer Inteva, LLC (retired) (248) 563-1657 Steve Van Loozen secretary Celanese Engineered Materials (248) 289-2508 Dr. Allan Murray Director Emeritus Allied Composite Technologies LLC (248) 814-8072 David Reed Director Emeritus General Motors Co. (Retired) (734) 674-073 Fred Deans Director Emeritus Allied Composite Technologies LLC (248) 760-7717 Dr. Norm Kakarala Director Emeritus Inteva, LLC (Retired) (248) 840-6747 2022-2023 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Dr. Jeffrey Helms Innovation awards Celanese Corp. (248) 377-6895 Chuck Jarrett Education The Materials Group (248) 310-3282 Dr. Suresh Shah EAV Tech Co-Chair GM/Delphi (Retired) SPE-Fellow, "Plastics Hall of Fame" Inductee (248) 635-2482 Dr. David Jack ACCE Co-Chairs Prof., Dept. of Mech. Eng. Baylor University (254) 710-3347 Teri Chouinard ACCE, IAG Coordinator Intuit Group, LLC (248) 701-8003 Fred Deans Golf Outing Allied Composite Technologies LLC (248) 760-7717 Sassan Tarahomi EAV Chair Alterra Holdings (248) 259-5624 Dhnendra Nagwanshi Social Media & Communication SABIC (248) 760-3860 Dr. Christoph Kuhn ACCE Co-Chair Volkswagen Group of America, Inc Samar Teli Membership Lotte Advanced Materials (517) 304-2979 Paula Kruger Newsletter Ascend (248) 979-6128 JP Wiese Intersociety SABIC (248) 308-9446 Marc Bahm Webmaster Ravago Manufacturing (248) 496-2811 Tom Pickett ANTEC Automotive Technical Program Chair General Motors Co. (248) 431-9724 2023-2025 DIRECTORS TO DECEMBER 2023 Marc Bahm Ravago Manufacturing (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 America, Inc (765) 639-3008 Tim Rush Ford Motor Company (313) 495-4523 Brian Grosser Lotte Advanced Materials (248) 941-9368 TO DECEMBER 2024 Neil Fuenmayor LyondellBasell (RETIRED) (734) 929 8911 Tom Pickett General Motors Co. (248) 431-9724 Andy Rich LMAT-UK ( 781) 792-0770 Armando Sardianopoli BASF (retired) (734) 895-5875 Albert Chen Dr. Leonardo Simon University of Waterloo (519) 888-4567 x33301 Soydan Ozcan TO DECEMBER 2025 Drew Geda Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (734) 337-2561 Mark Lapain Advanced Composites (248) 890-8466 Jeremy Lee Faurecia (248) 409-3584 Jeff Mayville Ford Motor Co. (313) 805-9500 Dhnendra Nagwanshi SABIC (248) 760-3860 Dr. Suresh Shah GM/Delphi (Retired) SPE-Fellow, "Plastics Hall of Fame" Inductee (248) 635-2482 Keith Siopes Sumika Polymers N.A. LLC (248) 497-4258 Dave Helmer General Motors Co. (248) 431-9804 Suzanne Cole Miller Cole LLC (248) 990-5277 Dr. Arash Kiani CEO of Alterra Holdings (812) 271-1891 Dean Stevenson Sr. Director, Body Interior Engineering at Rivian