Continued Growth Brings Top Management to Automotive Parts Manufacturer
CHICAGO, January 10, 2011 – UGN, Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer, has hired Mike Huskey as vice president of operations. Huskey functions as the top operations executive and leads all manufacturing and advanced engineering activities for UGN.
“Huskey’s technical background within the industry helps us define leadership with our most recent expansion, as well as any future growth,” says Peter Anthony, CEO, UGN, Inc. “He has experience at the plant level and with an automotive soft trim supplier. That combined expertise makes him a perfect fit for UGN.”
Most recently, Huskey served as the president and chief operating officer of Agriboard Industries and prior to that Huskey spent eight years as vice president and director of operations, flooring and acoustics at International Automotive Components Group North America.
Working from the UGN headquarters in Tinley Park, Illinois, Huskey is responsible for aggressively driving Toyota Production Systems and LEAN initiatives. The new leadership and energy plans to generate a culture that is customer-focused, team-oriented, highly collaborative, and continuously improving.
About UGN, Inc.
Founded in 1986 as a partnership between Nihon Tokushu Toryo Co., Ltd. and Rieter Automotive Systems, UGN, Inc. is the preferred producer of high quality acoustic, interior trim, and thermal management products. They are a recognized leader in customer satisfaction for the Japanese transplant automotive industry in North America. Today, UGN has expanded to include six locations in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee. The company’s major customers in North America include Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda. For more information, visit http://www.ugnauto.com.
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