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发布于 2015 七月 31

AAM 任命 Michael K. Simonte 为总裁，Christopher J. May 为副总裁兼首席财务官

密歇根州底特律，2015 年 7 月 31 日 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM)（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）,今天 宣布任命 Michael K. Simonte 为总裁，Christopher J. May 为副总裁 兼首席财务官 生效日期为2015 年8 月 1 日。 David C. Dauch 仍然担任董事长兼首席执行官.  Simonte 先生和 May 先生将向 Dauch 先生报告。 

现年 51 岁的 Michael K. Simonte 加入 AAM 近 17 年，最近担任执行副总裁 兼CFO ，此前担任财务主管。在担任这些公司高级职位期间，他负责的职能包括外部报告、内部控制、全球税务规划、财务战略、预算编制、预测、资本结构监督、现金管理和投资者关系。他不仅具有广泛的财务背景，在运营方面也拥有丰富的领导经验，包括监督资本分配、管理商业谈判、执行重组活动以及指导公司的信息技术 职能。

AAM 董事长兼首席执行官 David C. Dauch 表示：“Mike 为我们的盈利增长和成功发挥了重要作用，也是为 AAM 建立坚实财务基础的关键领导者。他的财务经验将对我们的运营大有裨益，因为我们将继续实施增长战略，同时通过卓越运营、质量和技术领先地位来提高运营效率，为利益相关者创造价值。”

现年 45 岁的 Christopher J. May 在公司任职的 21 年间，担任的职务越来越重要。他的上一个职务是财务主管，之前曾担任财务主管助理。他在 AAM 财务报告、内部审计和运营财务部门担任过多个职务。在过去的几年里，他带领公司努力对我们的资本结构进行再融资，同时在组织内部建立了强大的财务流程。他拥有底特律梅西大学的工商管理硕士学位，以及凯尼休斯学院的会计学士学位。May 先生还拥有注册会计师职称。

Dauch 表示：“自 1994 年加入公司以来，Chris 在我们的财务部门表现出了出色的领导能力。他深厚的系统知识将推动公司平稳转型，并对公司未来的发展方向产生直接的积极影响。我相信 Chris 将继续有效地领导财务组织支持我们的计划，以保持稳定的盈利能力并改善自由现金流绩效。”

AAM 还宣布任命 Alberto L. Satine 为动力传动系统业务部门总裁（AAM 公司高级副总裁 ），任命 Norman Willemse 为金属成型产品部门总裁（AAM 公司高级副总裁 ）。Satine 先生和 Willemse 先生将向 Simonte 先生报告。

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