SPE Automotive

Board of Directors

2024-2026 Executive Committee

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Ramesh Iyer

Chair

ICIS

(517) 295-9241

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Dr. Sassan Tarahomi

IMMEDIATE PAST Chair

Alterra Holdings

(989) 335-0060

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Dr. Jeffrey Helms

Councilor

Celanese Corp.

(248) 377-6895

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Jitesh Desai

Treasurer

Inteva, LLC (retired)

(248) 563-1657

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Tom Pickett

secretary

General Motors Co.

(248) 432-9724

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Dr. Allan Murray

Director Emeritus

Allied Composite Technologies LLC

(248) 814-8072

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David Reed

Director Emeritus

General Motors Co. (Retired)

(734) 674-073

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Fred Deans

Director Emeritus

Allied Composite Technologies LLC

(248) 760-7717

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Dr. Norm Kakarala

Director Emeritus

Inteva, LLC (Retired)

(248) 840-6747

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Dr. Suresh Shah

Director Emeritus

Delphi (Retired)

248-635-2482

2024-2026 DIRECTORS

TO DECEMBER 2024

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Neil Fuenmayor

LyondellBasell (RETIRED)

(734) 929-8911

TomPickett

Tom Pickett

General Motors Co.

(248) 432-9724

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Andy Rich

LMAT-UK

(781) 792-0770

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Armando Sardianopoli

BASF (retired)

(734) 895-5875

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Dr. Leonardo Simon

University of Waterloo

(519) 888-4567 x33301

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Albert Chen

GEON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS

(810) 986-5255

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Soydan Ozcan

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB

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Steven Van Loozen

LOTTE ADVANCED MATERIALS

(734) 771-0663

TO DECEMBER 2025

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Drew Geda

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc

(734) 337-2561

Mark Lapain

Mark Lapain

Advanced Composites

(248) 567-5455

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Jeremy Lee

Faurecia

(248) 409-3584

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Jeff Mayville

Ford Motor Co.

(313) 805-9500

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Dhnendra Nagwanshi

SABIC

(248) 760-3860

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Dr. Suresh Shah

GM/Delphi (Retired)

SPE-Fellow, "Plastics Hall of Fame" Inductee

(248) 635-2482

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Keith Siopes

Sumika Polymers N.A. LLC

(248) 797-4607

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Dave Helmer

General Motors Co.

(248) 431-9804

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Suzanne Cole

Miller Cole LLC

(248) 990-5277

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Dr. Arash Kiani

CEO of Alterra Holdings

(812) 271-1891

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Dean Stevenson

Rivian

(313) 418-2203

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Richard Umemoto

MAGNA EXTERIORS

(248) 463-0656

TO DECEMBER 2026

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Umesh Gandhi

Toyota Technical Center

(734) 995-7174

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Chuck Jarrett

The Materials Group

(248) 310-3283

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Dr. Rodrigo Orozco

Ascend Performance Materials

(248) 660-1325

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Rob Philp

Sirmax North America, Inc

(765) 639-3008

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Brian Grosser

Lotte Advanced Materials

(248) 941-9368

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Dr. Alper Kiziltas

PAST CHAIR, AMAZON

(207) 249-5948