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
Dr. Suresh Shah
Director Emeritus
Delphi (Retired)
SPE-Fellow, "Plastics Hall of Fame" Inductee
248-635-2482
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
Director Emeritus
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