Law firm Dawda Mann hosted its 4th annual Automotive Industry Breakfast on Tuesday, April 12, featuring Donald J. Stebbins, chairman, CEO and president of Visteon Corp., as keynote speaker.
Stebbins planned to discuss Visteon's transformation into a competitive global automotive supplier with a highly competitive customer, operational and financial profile during a period of significant change for the industry.
"It's an honor to speak at this event to share highlights of Visteon's successful transformation in the context of the dynamic global auto industry," Stebbins said.
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano also provided introductory remarks at the breakfast held at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel in Detroit.
"We welcome the SAE World Congress to Detroit," Ficano said. "We look forward to this event every year as we do to the Annual Automotive Industry Breakfast hosted by Dawda Mann, which supplies a valuable platform for automotive industry colleagues to come together to share information and knowledge about the industry."
Dawda Mann, based in Bloomfield Hills, hosts its annual breakfast in conjunction with the SAE World Congress in order to bring together its clients and colleagues in the automotive industry. Dawda Mann's clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, publicly and privately held companies of varied sizes and emerging businesses throughout the United States.
"Our annual breakfast gives our firm the opportunity to bring together leaders in the automotive industry to share insights and gain new information relevant to their business," said Edward Dawda, a founding member of Dawda Mann. "We're grateful to Don Stebbins for joining us today to share his perspective on an industry that remains critically important to our city, our state and the country."
Stebbins joined Visteon in June 2005 as president and chief operating officer, and was named CEO on June 1, 2008. Visteon's board of directors elected him to the additional role of chairman effective Dec. 1, 2008. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience in global operations and finance, including 13 years in senior leadership positions with Lear Corporation before joining Visteon. He has served on Visteon's board of directors since December 2006.
Published: Thu, May 5, 2011
