SPE Automotive Board of Directors 2024-2026 Executive Committee Ramesh Iyer Chair ICIS (517) 295-9241 Dr. Sassan Tarahomi IMMEDIATE PAST Chair Alterra Holdings (989) 335-0060 Dr. Jeffrey Helms Councilor Celanese Corp. (248) 377-6895 Jitesh Desai Treasurer Inteva, LLC (retired) (248) 563-1657 Tom Pickett secretary General Motors Co. (248) 432-9724 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 Dr. Suresh Shah Director Emeritus Delphi (Retired) 248-635-2482 2024-2026 DIRECTORS TO DECEMBER 2024 Neil Fuenmayor LyondellBasell (RETIRED) (734) 929-8911 Tom Pickett General Motors Co. (248) 432-9724 Andy Rich LMAT-UK (781) 792-0770 Armando Sardianopoli BASF (retired) (734) 895-5875 Dr. Leonardo Simon University of Waterloo (519) 888-4567 x33301 Albert Chen GEON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS (810) 986-5255 Soydan Ozcan OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB Steven Van Loozen LOTTE ADVANCED MATERIALS (734) 771-0663 TO DECEMBER 2025 Drew Geda Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc (734) 337-2561 Mark Lapain Advanced Composites (248) 567-5455 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) 797-4607 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 Rivian (313) 418-2203 Richard Umemoto MAGNA EXTERIORS (248) 463-0656 TO DECEMBER 2026 Umesh Gandhi Toyota Technical Center (734) 995-7174 Chuck Jarrett The Materials Group (248) 310-3283 Dr. Rodrigo Orozco Ascend Performance Materials (248) 660-1325 Rob Philp Sirmax North America, Inc (765) 639-3008 Brian Grosser Lotte Advanced Materials (248) 941-9368 Dr. Alper Kiziltas PAST CHAIR, AMAZON (207) 249-5948