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Publicado en julio 31, 2015

AAM designa a Michael K. Simonte al cargo de presidente y a Christopher J. May al cargo de vicepresidente y director financiero

Detroit, Míchigan, 31 de julio de 2015. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), que opera como AXL en laBolsa de valores de Nueva York (NYSE),anunció hoy la designación de Michael K. Simonte al cargo de presidente y de Christopher J. May alcargo de vicepresidente ydirector financiero con vigencia a partir del1 de agostode 2015.  David C. Dauch conservará su cargo de presidente ydirector ejecutivo.  el Sr. Simonte y el Sr. May serán subordinados directos del Sr. Dauch. 

Michael K. Simonte, de 51 años, ha formado parte de AAM durante casi 17 años, y más recientemente se desempeñó comovicepresidente ydirector financiero, y anteriormente como tesorero. La experiencia obtenida en estos cargos corporativos sénior incluye presentación de informes externos, controles internos, planificación impositiva global, estrategia financiera, presupuesto, previsión, control de estructura de capital, gestión de efectivo y relaciones con inversores. Además de su amplia trayectoria financiera, cuenta con mucha experiencia de liderazgo a nivel operativo que incluye la supervisión de asignación de capital, la gestión de negociaciones comerciales, la puesta en marcha de actividades de reestructuración y la dirección de la función de tecnologíade la información de la empresa.

"Mike ha sido una pieza fundamental para nuestro éxito y crecimiento rentable, y un líder clave en la construcción de una base financiera sólida para AAM", dijo David C. Dauch, presidente y director ejecutivo de AAM. "Su experiencia financiera será un beneficio asombroso para nuestras operaciones a medida que continuemos implementando nuestras estrategias de crecimiento mientras impulsamos las eficiencias operativas para generar valor para los accionistas a través de excelencia operacional, calidad y liderazgo en tecnología".

Christopher J. May, de 45 años de edad, se ha desempeñado en cargos de responsabilidad cada vez más importantes durante sus 21 años con la empresa. Más recientemente, ocupó el cargo de tesorero y anteriormente de tesorero adjunto. Su experiencia incluye diversos cargos dentro de los departamentos de informes financieros, auditoría interna y finanzas de las operaciones de AAM. Durante los últimos años, lideró los esfuerzos de la empresa para refinanciar nuestra estructura de capital y, al mismo tiempo, construyó sólidos procesos financieros dentro de la organización. Christopher cuenta con una maestría en Administración de empresas otorgada por la Universidad de Detroit - Mercy y una licenciatura en Contabilidad de Canisius College. El Sr. May también cuenta con el nombramiento de Contador Público Certificado.

"Chris ha demostrado un liderazgo sobresaliente en nuestra organización financiera desde que se unió a la empresa en 1994", comentó Dauch. "Su profundo conocimiento institucional permitirá una transición tranquila y generará un impacto positivo inmediato en la dirección futura de nuestra empresa. Tengo la seguridad de que Chris seguirá liderando con eficacia la organización financiera en respaldo de nuestro plan para sostener una rentabilidad sólida y un rendimiento de flujo de efectivo libre mejorado".

AAM también anunció la designación de Alberto L. Satine como presidente de la Unidad de negocio de línea de transmisión (vicepresidentesénior de AAM Corporativa) y de Norman Willemse como presidente de Productos conformados (vicepresidentesénior de AAM Corporativa). El Sr. Satine y el Sr. Willemse serán subordinados directos del Sr. Simonte.

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