Study Group: Council Members Knowledgeable about Fiberglass Industry in North America
Council Members in this Study Group: 66
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Douglas HallPrincipal
RTF, LLC
Douglas Hall is the sole proprietor of RTF, LLC, where he provides consulting, market research, and training services to the automotive industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Lear Corporation's General Motors Division from 2003 until January...
- Dwight "Rick" Tomlinson
Consultant
Rick Tomlinson ConsultingRick Tomlinson is the Owner and Consultant at Rick Tomlinson Consulting, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials sector. Mr. Tomlinson has more than 30 years of experience with Georgia Pacific/BlueLinx. He has experience in managing...
- Louis Rossi
Managing Partner
PRINCIPIA PARTNERS LLCLouis Rossi is Managing Partner with Principia Partners. Mr. Rossi has more than 20 years of consulting experience, working with many of the Fortune 500 chemical and building products companies at senior management levels. Prior to founding Principia...
- Ron Solanki
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bristow Group, Inc.Ron Solanki is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solanki Group Inc., a management consultancy to major US, Asian and European Electronics Corporations in the areas of business strategy, portfolio management, business development, manufacturing,...
- Mark Bulriss
Former Chairman and CEO
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATIONMark Bulriss was the Chairman and CEO at Great Lakes Chemical Corp. prior to the merger with Crompton, now called Chemtura. Great Lakes was a Specialty Chemical Company with primary focus on Polymer Stabilizers, Flame Retardants and Pool Chemicals. He...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
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April 22, 2009
Analysis by: Douglas Hall, Principal,Chrysler CEO Says New Board Coming With Fiat Deal | www.nytimes.com
The U.S. Government in cooperation with the Senior Management of Fiat is going to appoint a new board of directors for this new joint company. Fiat is for all practical purposes a two market auto manufacturer; the home country…Italy (62%), and South America (38%). Chrysler LLC is a one market manufacturer in North America (72%) (Recognizing Graz, Austria (28%) for Minivans & Jeep). Respectively in those markets both companies loose money.
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Automotive Tier–One Suppliers; North American Top 15… For Now!
March 5, 2009
Analysis by: Douglas Hall, Principal,GM’s Wagoner Meets With Auto Panel for Six Hours | www.bloomberg.com
In light of the current financial meltdown of the Global Automotive Market I looked at the North American sector to identify the specific commodities of vulnerability to the OEM’s.
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March 2, 2009
Analysis by: Douglas Hall, Principal,GM’s Wagoner Meets With Auto Panel for Six Hours | www.bloomberg.com
Publications have used many adjectives over the years to describe the automotive tier one supply base; troubled, distressed, beleaguered, crippled, restructuring, etc... But the last six months it has interesting and painful to watch how the descriptions have progressively deteriorated to the most recent “unable to remain solvent”.
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GM / Ford – Restructuring “simplified”
February 6, 2009
Analysis by: Douglas Hall, Principal,GM, Ford Sales Collapse May Force Deeper Industry Restructuring | www.bloomberg.com
Restructuring plans are simple; “What do we design?”, “What do we engineer?”, “What do we manufacture?”, “What do we assemble?” Brand it, Market it, Sell it and get rid of the rest.
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Bill Heard Enterprises – “Closed”
October 2, 2008
Analysis by: Douglas Hall, Principal,Major GM Dealer Bill Heard Goes Out of Business | online.wsj.com
As single brand dealership stores fail so does the OEM brand image. You can spin it anyway you like; Independent Dealer, poor management, bad financial risk but at the end of the day perception is reality.
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Consulting Firm (ei)
- Building Materials Manufacturer
- Tool & Hardware Retailers
- Academic / Think Tank Institution (ei)
- Individual/Small Consultancy
- Building Construction Contractor (ei)
- Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
- Man-made Fibers Manufacturer (ei)
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- President
- Owner
- Director
- Chief Executive Officer
- Principal
- Consultant
- Sales
- Market Research Analyst
- General Manager
- Engineer
- Project Manager
- Regional Manager
- Board Member
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GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)
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GLGi: Components for HandsetsOctober 11, 2006 | Midtown
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