GDX appoints senior managers

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Farmington Hills, Michigan-GDX Automotive has appointed Howard Duxbury as chief operating officer and president. Duxbury was previously in senior management at TI Automotive and Siebe Automotive.

"GDX is fortunate to have a proven automotive industry leader of Mr. Duxbury's qualifications joining the team as we concentrate our efforts on improving operational performance of our global businesses," according to David Thursfield, GDX Automotive executive chairman.

The automotive weatherstrip supplier has appointed other managers who will report to Duxbury:

* Janice Stipp, executive vice president, administration and chief financial officer.

* Doug Chapple, president, North America.

* Mark Ploof, president, international operations.

* Mark Krupp, vice president, North America Special Projects with responsibility for operational restructuring.

GDX Automotive calls itself "a leading global supplier which designs, develops, markets and manufactures highly engineered sealing systems" making weatherstrip, glass encapsulation, modular sealing systems as well as antivibration components. The US-headquartered group has seven plants North America, nine in Europe, two joint ventures in China,with about 7500 employees worldwide.