With 34 years of automotive industry experience, Jeffrey Edwards serves as chairman and CEO of Cooper Standard, a position he has held since May 2013. He joined Cooper Standard as CEO and became a member of the Company's board of directors in October 2012. Since joining Cooper Standard, Edwards has been focused on driving value through culture, innovation and results.

Edwards also serves on the board of directors of Standex International Corp., is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers and has been a member of NAM’s board of directors since April 2013.

Prior to joining Cooper Standard, Edwards held positions of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, Inc. from 1984 to 2012. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1984 from Clarion University in Pennsylvania.

With more than 24 years of diverse, global experience in corporate finance and public accounting, Jonathan Banas serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Cooper Standard. Based at the Company's world headquarters in Novi, Mich., he reports directly to Jeffrey S. Edwards, chairman and CEO. Banas is responsible for leading the Company's global accounting and finance activities, including reporting, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, internal audit, investor relations, global finance business services and real estate.

Prior to his appointment as CFO in June 2017, Banas served as Cooper Standard's vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer. In this position, he had responsibility for the Company's accounting function, including ensuring regulatory compliance, developing and implementing accounting policies, maintaining financial records and developing world-class financial best practices.

Before joining Cooper Standard in 2015, Banas spent 11 years at ZF TRW (formerly TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.) in Livonia, Mich., where he served in roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he was director, financial reporting. He previously held accounting and auditing positions at Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. in Northville, Mich. and KPMG LLP in Detroit. He also served as president of a financial management and accounting services firm, 664 Consulting Group, PC, in Plymouth, Mich.

Banas earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting at Wayne State University in Detroit and a Master of Business Administration, with distinction, in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of CPAs.

With more than 23 years of automotive industry experience, Patrick Clark serves as senior vice president and chief global engineering and product strategy officer for Cooper Standard, a position he has held since January 2019. In this role, he leads the Company’s global engineering function to design and develop superior products to meet current and future customer needs, as well as develops product strategy for the Company’s automotive product lines to drive a distinct and sustainable competitive advantage. He also serves as chair of the Company’s Global Engineering Council, where he focuses on aligning the global engineering organization to implement best practices and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness. Based in Novi, Mich., he reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

From 2017 to 2018, Clark served as vice president, business development. In this role, he was responsible for profitable growth in North America along with overall customer relationships and introducing new innovations to the market.

From September 2013 to May 2017, Clark was senior director, global product line sealing, where he established the future direction of the Company’s sealing product line in support of Cooper Standard’s Top 30 / Top 5 vision.

During his time at Cooper Standard, Clark has held leadership positions in engineering, operations, program management, finance, strategy and sales. He has led and supported divestiture and acquisition targets, as well as global initiatives around growth, standardization and innovation to improve the performance of the sealing business. He joined Standard Products, later acquired by Cooper Standard, as an intern in June 1994.

Clark earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, and a Master of Business Administration Degree in finance from the University of Michigan in Dearborn, Mich.

Gabrielle Corrent serves as vice president, strategy and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) of Cooper Standard. Based in Novi, Mich., she leads global business development initiatives, including identifying opportunities, due diligence processes, and all deal-related transition and integration activities. Corrent reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Before joining Cooper Standard, Corrent served as CFO of Global Automotive at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. co-located in Frankfurt, Germany and Troy, Mich., she served as a financial leader and strategic partner for the company’s $1 billion global automotive business, providing counsel and guidance in all areas of finance and business planning, including organic and acquisitive growth. Earlier, she served the company as director of finance, Americas automotive and as the director of FP&A (financial planning and analysis), North America automotive.

Previously, Corrent worked at ANN Inc. in New York City, where she focused on financial results, planning and growth as director of corporate finance and earlier as senior manager of divisional finance.

She started her career at Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Mich., where she held engineering and finance roles of increasing responsibility from 2000 to 2008.

Corrent earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Michigan (UM) in Ann Arbor and a Master of Business Administration degree, with emphasis on corporate finance and strategy, from UM’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

She is a member of the UM Society of Women Engineers, the Michigan Business Women organization at the UM Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the CFO Leadership council. Corrent also participates in several STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) organizations that support programs for youth.

With more than 20 years of global automotive manufacturing experience, Christopher Couch serves as senior vice president and chief innovation officer for Cooper Standard, a position he has held since January 2019. In this role, he leads Cooper Standard’s i³ Innovation Process from idea inception to commercialization. He also serves as chair of the Company’s Global Technology Council, which oversees development of technologies in all areas of the business, including materials science, product design, manufacturing process technology, analytics and artificial intelligence. Based in Novi, Mich., Couch reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

From 2016 to 2018, Couch served as vice president, product line strategy and innovation. In this role, he led Cooper Standard’s Innovation Process and developed the Company’s strategies for organic and inorganic growth in its core product lines.

Before joining Cooper Standard, Couch served as chief technical officer and global manufacturing vice president at Lear Corp. in Southfield, Mich. He joined the company in 2013 as a senior executive responsible for advanced engineering, advanced manufacturing and cost optimization.

From 2005 to 2013, he worked at Johnson Controls, Inc. in a variety of leadership positions based in Korea and Japan as the regional President. He was group vice president for Johnson Controls Asia-Pacific, responsible for regional operations, including advanced development, engineering, program management and manufacturing at all wholly owned and joint-venture affiliates. He was also responsible for global commercial activity for Asia Pacific customer groups.

From 1993 to 2005, Couch held roles of increasing responsibility at Toyota Motor Corp. During his tenure, he was among the first non-Japanese employees hired and trained as an engineer, as well as the first non-Japanese employee promoted to management in Japan. Fluent in Japanese, he is trained in the Toyota Production System and lean principles.

Couch earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering as a Hughes Aircraft Company Masters Fellow and a doctorate degree in Operations Management with a finance concentration as a National Science Foundation Fellow from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

Jeffrey DeBest serves as senior vice president and president, Advanced Technology Group at Cooper Standard, a position he has held since Feb. 2018. Based in Livonia, Mich. at the Company's Global Technology Center, he leads the Company's Advanced Technology Group, which is responsible for accelerating and maximizing the value stream of Cooper Standard's material science innovations and non-automotive markets. DeBest reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Prior to joining Cooper Standard in 2018, DeBest was chief operating officer at APM Terminals B.V., one of five companies within the Maersk Group of Copenhagen, Denmark. While at APM Terminals, DeBest held numerous board positions with APM regional companies. He also served as a senior vice president of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, where he was a member of its Global Leadership Council.

From 1997 to 2014, he held a series of leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, Inc. Most recently, he served as group vice president of the auto supplier's worldwide interiors group. He started his career at Prince Corp., later purchased by Johnson Controls, as the service parts manager.

DeBest earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing from Adrian College in Michigan, a Masters of Business Administration degree with a finance emphasis from Western Michigan University and an Executive Management Certificate from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Since 2013, he has been a member of Adrian College's Board of Trustees, currently serving as vice chairman.

With over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, Hans Helmrich serves as senior vice president and chief global manufacturing officer, a position he has held since January 2019. In this role, he is responsible for leading Cooper Standard’s automotive and non-automotive manufacturing operations towards world-class supporting the Company’s profitable growth targets. He also serves as chair of the Company’s Global Manufacturing Council, where he focuses on reaching global world-class operations in all Cooper Standard facilities. Based in Novi, Mich., he reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

From 2017 to 2018, Helmrich served as vice president, operations, North America for Cooper Standard. In this role, he was responsible for all North American manufacturing activities, which included 28 plants and more than 12,000 employees.

Previously, Helmrich was based at the Company’s European headquarters in Mannheim, Germany where he held positions of increasing responsibility. He most recently served as vice president, operations, Europe. Helmrich joined the Company in 2013 as vice president, engineering Europe and Asia Pacific.

Before joining Cooper Standard, Helmrich served as group director, research, development and innovation at SAICA Group in Zaragoza, Spain.

From 1995 to 2001 and 2002 to 2006, Helmrich held positions of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, Inc., most recently serving as general manager, product planning and business development, electronics division.

From 2001 to 2002, Helmrich served as general manager Iberia at Webasto. He started his career in 1993 as a sales manager at Kaeser Compressors.

Helmrich earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the ICADE Business School in Madrid, Spain and a Master of Business Administration degree from the IE Business School in Madrid.

Susan Kampe serves as senior vice president and chief information and procurement officer, a position she has held since October 2018. In this role, she is responsible for leading the Company-wide strategy for purchasing, procurement, logistics, vendor management and supplier quality and the Company’s information technology function. Based in Novi, Mich., she reports to the Company's Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

From 2015 to 2018, Kampe served as senior vice president, chief information officer (CIO). In this role, she was responsible for leading the transformation of the Company’s information technology function consistent with Cooper Standard’s Profitable Growth Strategy.

Previously, Kampe served as managing partner and founder of Zang Consulting LLC. From 2001 to 2008, she was vice president and general manager, IT of Johnson Controls, Inc. Prior, she served as senior vice president and CIO at Meritor (formally Arvin Meritor) from 1996 to 2000.

She earned a Masters of Business Administration degree in production operations management, and materials and procurement management, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Song Min Lee serves as senior vice president and president of Cooper Standard Asia Pacific. In this role, Lee focuses on growing Cooper Standard’s position in the region while continuing to strengthen the local team and customer relationships to increase new business opportunities. Lee is based at the Company’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai and reports to Cooper Standard’s chairman and CEO, Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Lee joined Cooper Standard in January 2013 as a 22-year automotive industry veteran with extensive management experience in manufacturing engineering, product launch, sales and new business development. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager at Johnson Controls, Inc.

From 2006 to 2007, Lee served as vice president and president, Korea for Autoliv, Inc. Prior to that, he served as plant manager for Lear Corp. from 2004 to 2006. From 1994 to 2004, Lee held various engineering positions at Ford Motor Co.

Lee earned a Master of Science degree in management technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Washburn University. Lee also completed an Advanced Management Program from Seoul National University in Korea.

Juan Fernando de Miguel Posada serves as senior vice president and president, Europe, a position he has held since 2013, South America, a position he has held since 2015, and India, a position he has held since 2018. Based in Mannheim, Germany, de Miguel is responsible for strengthening customer relationships to increase new business opportunities and continuing Cooper Standard’s footprint adjustment and targeted expansions in Europe, South America and India. In the role, de Miguel utilizes his more than 20 years of experience leading international companies in the automotive, transportation and paper industries. De Miguel reports to the Company’s Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Before joining Cooper Standard, he served as western European CEO of Avincis Emergency Services. He also held management positions of increasing responsibility for 13 years with Johnson Controls, Inc. in France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain, rising to group vice president and general manager, electronics, Europe and international. Prior to that, he held operational positions in the automotive supply and transportation industry.

He has also served as consulting president in Europe for Argo Consulting, president of the Protective Packaging division of Pregis in Belgium and senior vice president of Northern Europe for Alstom Transport in Paris.

Fluent in Spanish, French, Italian and English, de Miguel earned an electrical engineering degree and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona, as well as an executive master’s degree in business administration from the IESE Business School - University of Navarra in Spain.

Aleksandra A. Miziolek serves as senior vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer for Cooper Standard, a position she has held since 2014. Based at Cooper Standard’s headquarters in Novi, Mich., Miziolek has over 35 years of experience working with automotive leadership teams in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth and corporate governance. Miziolek reports to the Company’s Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Before joining the Company, she served Dykema Gossett, PLLC, a national law firm, in a variety of key management positions, most recently serving as the director of the Automotive Industry Group. From 2003 to 2010, Miziolek served on Dykema’s Executive Board and as the director of its Business Services Department.

Prior to joining Dykema in 1982, Miziolek served as a law clerk for a federal court judge in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division.

Miziolek earned Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit. She currently serves as Chair of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan and on the General Counsel Steering Committee of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Larry Ott serves as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Cooper Standard. In this role, Ott is based at the Company’s headquarters in Novi, Mich. and is responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for the human resource function and fostering the development of human resource capabilities across the global enterprise. He also leads all human resource practices and programs, including organization effectiveness, employee engagement, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and development, succession management, and labor and employee relations. Ott reports to the Company’s Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards

He joined Cooper Standard in August 2013 with more than 30 years of global human resource and labor relations experience. Ott most recently served as senior vice president, human resources for Meritor, Inc. in Troy, Mich., where he was responsible for the global human resources strategy for the company’s 9,000 employees.

Prior, he held a similar position at Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC Inc.) in Detroit from 2006 to 2010, where he oversaw the human resources strategy, policies and programs for the auto finance, insurance and commercial finance business units of 10,000 employees. Earlier, Ott spent more than 20 years at General Motors Corp. in a variety of progressive human resources, employee and labor relations functions.

Ott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and English, with a minor in economics, from the University of Wisconsin in Stevens Point and a Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in organizational behavior and industrial relations, from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Active in the community, Ott is on the Executive Committee for the American Cancer Society’s annual Cattle Baron’s Ball in Detroit, is on the Executive Board of Trustees of the Michigan Colleges Foundation and is a member of the Board at Jack’s Place for Autism.

With more than 35 years of automotive experience, D. William (Bill) Pumphrey serves as senior vice president and president, North America of Cooper Standard. In this role, he focuses on expanding and strengthening customer relationships to increase new business opportunities of the Company's North American operations and oversees profit and loss for the region. Pumphrey is based at the Company's world headquarters in Novi, Mich. and reports to Cooper Standard's chairman and CEO, Jeffrey S. Edwards.

Prior to joining the Company in 2011, Pumphrey served as president, Americas for Tower International in Livonia, Mich., where he successfully led the operations through the 2009 automotive industry downturn. From 2005 to 2008, he served as the president of Tower's North America operations where he was responsible for the development and execution of the division's restructuring plan.

From 1999 to 2004, Pumphrey held various positions at Lear Corp. in Southfield, Mich. Most recently, he served as president of the company's Asia Pacific operations. Prior to this, he led numerous divisions within the company, including the DaimlerChrysler, Ford Europe and Electronics and Electrical divisions. Pumphrey joined Lear in 1999.

From 1991 to 1999, Pumphrey held positions of increasing responsibility at Dearborn, Mich.-based UT Automotive (acquired by Lear in 1999), including vice president of product development and vice president of UTA's Chrysler business. Prior to that, he worked for PRS Consulting International Ltd. in London, England and started his career at General Motors Corp. in 1984.

Pumphrey earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

Pumphrey sits on the Board of Directors of the Business Leaders of Michigan, as well as Gilda's Club of Metro Detroit.

Sharon S. Wenzl serves as senior vice president and chief communications and community affairs officer of Cooper Standard, a position she has held since February 2016. Based in Novi, Mich., she is responsible for leading the corporate communications function, as well as planning and implementing strategic communications programs in support of the Company’s overall vision. She also leads the Company’s community affairs and oversees the Cooper Standard Foundation. Wenzl reports to the Company’s Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Edwards

Prior to joining Cooper Standard in 2007, she was the principal / owner of the Laramie Group. From 2004 to 2006, she served as senior vice president, global human resources and communications for Tower Automotive.

From 1990 to 2004, Wenzl held various positions of increasing responsibility at Freudenberg-NOK, including vice president of human resources and communications, director of corporate relations, director of corporate communications, and manager of advertising and sales promotion.

Prior, she worked as communications manager for D-M-E Co. from 1986 to 1990. She started her career at Federal APD, where she served as the company’s advertising manager.

In 2018, Wenzl was named to an elite group of Notable Women in Marketing by Crain’s Detroit Business. In 2000, Wenzl was named as one of Automotive News’ 100 Leading Women in the North American Automotive Industry and is past chair of the Council for Labor and Economic Growth for the State of Michigan. Throughout her career, Wenzl has served on the boards of several Detroit-based charitable organizations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Michigan State University in East Lansing and a Master of Arts degree in communications from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She also has completed postgraduate work at Boston University’s College of Communication.