John Herald
Executive Director Customer Business Unit | Gentherm
- Role
- Executive Director - Customer Business Unit at Gentherm
- Location
- Canton, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Herald
Self-Motivated proactive leader with over 20 years’ automotive powertrain experience in Sales and Engineering with increasing responsibility. Experience in Powertrain Turbochargers, Software, Sealing Components, including Metal Stamping, Metal Forming, and Injection Molding. Career experience working directly with Ford, GM, Stellantis, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, and Hyundai. Strong problem-solving skills with intuition for business planning and strategy. Core Competencies include:• Profit and Loss Management • Leading and developing high performing teams• Managing core business relationships• Strong prospecting and closing abilities • Transdisciplinary competence• Strong business acumen• Strategy formation and execution• Effective communicator
Experience
Executive Director - Customer Business Unit
Sep 2025 — Present · US
Education
Michigan State University
BS, Engineering
1998 — 2002
Skills
- Product Development
- Automotive
- Injection Molding
- Powertrain
- Manufacturing
- Supply Chain
- Strategic Planning
- Business Strategy
- Engineering
- Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
- Automotive Engineering
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
- Lean Manufacturing
- Apqp
- Product Design
- Ppap
- Continuous Improvement
- Fmea
- Plastics
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