Daniel R. Coker, 63, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in
March, 2003. He was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in February,
2007, having also served on the Company’s Board of Directors from 2003
to 2004. Mr. Coker joined Gentherm in 1996 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Prior to joining Gentherm, Mr. Coker worked with Arvin, Inc. from 1986 through
1995 as Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations. Mr.
Coker received his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University.
Frithjof Oldorff, 49, was appointed President of the Automotive business unit
in July, 2013. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Oldorff served as the Chief Operating
Officer of Gentherm GmbH since 2008. He previously was the Director of Operations
for Freudenberg from 2005 to 2007 and held various positions at Faurecia from
1995 to 2005. Mr. Oldorff received a master’s degree from Darmstadt Technical
University (Germany) in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering.
Barry G. Steele, 45, was appointed Vice President Finance and Chief Financial
Officer in 2004 and Treasurer in 2005. Prior to joining Gentherm, Mr. Steele
worked since 1997 in a number of senior financial management positions, including
Chief Financial Officer for Advanced Accessory Systems, LLC, a global supplier
of specialty accessories to the automotive industry. Prior to 1997, Mr. Steele
worked for PriceWaterhouse LLP. Mr. Steele received a bachelor’s degree
from Hillsdale College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Kenneth J. Phillips, 42, was appointed Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary
in June, 2012. Prior to joining Gentherm, Mr. Phillips was a Partner in the
Detroit, Michigan office of the law firm Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP.
Mr. Phillips graduated with a J.D. from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s
degree in Accounting and Finance from Oakland University. Mr. Phillips is also
a Certified Public Accountant.
Darren Schumacher, 48, was appointed Vice-President of Product Development in
November, 2013. Prior to joining Gentherm, Mr. Schumacher worked since 2009
at Bosch as Business Segment Vice President of Engineering. Prior to 2009, Mr.
Schumacher worked at Eaton Corporation where he had a series of executive management
roles including Director of Product Engineering. Mr. Schumacher graduated with
a Ph.D., MSE and BSE in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan
and an MBA from Regis University.
Erin E. Ascher, 52, was appointed Vice-President Talent Development and Chief
Human Resources Officer in February, 2015. Prior to joining Gentherm, Ms. Ascher
worked since 2012 as Chief Human Resources Officer at the University of Cincinnati.
From 2010 to 2012, Ms. Ascher was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for
Omnicare Inc., a Fortune 500 company that provides pharmaceutical services to
patients and providers across the U.S. Prior to Omnicare, from 1998 to 2007,
Ms. Ascher was Vice President Human Resources, Latin America and Asia Pacific
for Ecolab, a publicly-owned developer and provider of water, hygiene and energy
technologies and services. Ms. Ascher received a bachelor’s degree from
Miami University in Ohio and a master’s in Personnel and Employee Relations
from Georgia State University.
Ryan Gaul, 40, was appointed Vice President of Business Development in November,
2014. Ryan has spent most of his professional career with Gentherm, serving
in diverse roles in Gentherm’s locations in North America, Europe and
Asia. He started his career in IT, and moved into roles of increasing responsibility
within the IT organization, finally serving as CIO from 2005-2009. From 2009-2014,
he served as Managing Director of Operations for Gentherm’s Asian business.
Ryan received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri.
Gentherm Incorporated currently has 3000 employees.
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