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Senior Management

Tung-Sing Choi

Senior Vice President, Strategic Manufacturing

Tung-Sing Choi is responsible for the global manufacturing management of the Group. He joined the Johnson Electric Group in 1968 and has more than 40 years of experience in motor component manufacturing, motor assembly processes, and the utilization of machines and fixtures.

 

Jim Dick

Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Sales

Jim Dick holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Paisley in Scotland. He is responsible for developing responses to macro market issues and leading the Company’s selling process. He joined the Johnson Electric Group in 1999. He has 30 years of experience in high technology management throughout the world. Prior to joining the Group, he held executive positions with Xerox in the U.S.A., IBM in Europe, and with Astec (BSR) Plc, an Emerson Electric company, based in Hong Kong.

Robert Allen Gillette

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Services

Robert Allen Gillette holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University and an MBA concentrating in Operations and Finance from Vanderbilt University. He is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in supply chain management for all business units of Johnson Electric. Prior to joining the Group in 2007, he worked for Emerson Electric where he held various operations, marketing and supply chain positions in North America and Asia.

Joseph Alan Guisinger

Senior Vice President, Industry Products Group – Europe and the Americas

Joseph Alan Guisinger holds a BSBA degree in Transportation and Logistics from Ohio State University and a Master’s Degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He joined Johnson Electric in 2004 and is currently responsible for the strategic, commercial and operational direction of the Industry Products Group in Europe and the Americas. Prior to joining Johnson Electric, he worked for Emerson and held senior positions in Supply Chain Management in Asia and North America.

Christopher John Hasson

Executive Vice President

Christopher John Hasson educated at Manchester University and London Business School (Corporate Finance and Accounting). He is responsible for corporate business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategic planning, and for supervision of the legal and company secretarial functions. In addition, he is responsible for business units and investments under Johnson Electric Capital, including Parlex Corporation, Saia-Burgess Controls, and Tonglin Precision Parts Limited. Prior to joining Johnson Electric in 2002, he was a partner of The Boston Consulting Group.

Kam-Chin Ko

Senior Vice President, Automotive Products Group – Asia

Kam-Chin Ko holds a MSc degree in Manufacturing System Engineering from the University of Warwick, U.K. He is responsible for the strategic, commercial and operational direction of the Automotive Products Group in Asia. He joined Johnson Electric in 1988 and in previous positions led the Components and Services Group and the Corporate Engineering function. He is a member of The Institute of Engineering and Technology, and a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Yiu-Cheung Kwong

Senior Vice President, Industry Products Group – Asia

Yiu-Cheung Kwong holds a BEng (Hon) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sunderland Polytechnics, U.K., and a MBA degree from City University of Hong Kong. He is responsible for the strategic, commercial and operational direction of the Industry Products Group in Asia. He joined Johnson Electric in 1999, and had been a General Manager for Home Appliance Business Unit for 5 years. Prior to joining the Group, he had more than 10 years working experience in some multinational companies, such as TDK, NHK and Philips, where he had held positions in the functions of product engineering, product procurement, and sales & marketing.

Peter Henry Langdon

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Peter Henry Langdon holds Bachelor’s (Hons.) and Master’s degrees in Politics and Economics. He joined Johnson Electric in December 2007 and is responsible for human resources, environmental health & safety. Prior to joining Johnson Electric, he was responsible for human resources and was the Assistant Corporate Secretary for a major international energy service company.

Yue Li

Senior Vice President, Corporate Engineering

Yue Li obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Tsinghua University and also a Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is responsible for overall corporate technology, engineering operations and Value Innovation Programs. Prior to joining Johnson Electric in 2004, he worked for Emerson Electric in St. Louis as director of new products, also for Carrier Corporation in Syracuse as director of power electronics and motor technologies, and for Emergency One Inc. in Florida as vice president of product management.

Marc-Olivier Lorenz

Senior Vice President, Automotive Products Group – Europe and the Americas

Marc-Olivier Lorenz obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from HEC Lausanne University, Switzerland. He is responsible for the strategic, commercial and operational direction of the Automotive Products Group in Europe and the Americas. In 1999 he joined the Swiss based Saia-Burgess company and became Director of the Automotive division. Prior to joining Saia-Burgess, which was acquired by Johnson Electric in 2005, he held various executive positions with Dana Corporation from operational to sales and marketing functions.

Jeffrey L. Obermayer

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jeffrey L. Obermayer has a BS degree in Business Administration and an MS degree in Accounting from Illinois State University. He holds a MBA degree from Northwestern University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. He was a senior auditor with the firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Chicago. He has 28 years experience with BorgWarner in the U.S.A. and Germany, where he held a variety of executive positions in finance, business development, treasury & risk management and accounting. His responsibilities included roles with joint ventures in Japan, Korea and China, while also serving on the company’s executive committees for strategy, investment and employee benefits. Prior to joining the Group, he was Vice President & Controller and Principal Accounting Officer with BorgWarner Inc.