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Douglas J. Grimm, Chairman President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Grimm joined Grede in January 2008 as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Citation Corporation following various senior management positions in the automotive sector. Mr. Grimm was instrumental in forming Grede Holdings LLC by combining substantially all the former assets of Grede Foundries, Inc with Citation Corporation.
A twenty-six year industry veteran, Mr. Grimm came to Grede from Visteon Corporation where he was Vice President - Global Ford, Materials Management, Powertrain Electronics & Fuel Operations. Mr. Grimm was responsible for the $4 billion business relationship with Ford globally, including Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo. Prior to Visteon, he spent five years at Metaldyne as a Vice President in various executive positions, including Commercial Operations, General Manager of Forging and Casting Operations as well as having responsibility for Global Purchasing and Quality.
Before joining Metaldyne in 2001, Mr. Grimm assumed the role of Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing at Dana Corporation responsible for an $8 billion buy. He joined Dana in 1998 through an acquisition of a Bain Capital owned company. Mr. Grimm started his career at Chrysler Corporation within the Procurement & Supply Office assuming progressive management roles over ten years including extensive powertrain and chassis experience.
A graduate of Hiram College (OH) with a BA in Economics & Management where he is a member of the Board of Visitors, Mr. Grimm also received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Detroit. In addition, he attended the University of Michigan Executive Management Program and is a Board of Director member for the Original Equipment Supplier Association (OESA) and the Peterson American Corporation.