OESA BOARD UPDATE
OESA Board Member featured during International Women in Engineering Day A pioneering engineer and industry leader, who also happens to be an African-American woman
From a young age, Denise Gray was told she had an aptitude for math and science and was encouraged to pursue a career in engineering. But no one could have envisioned how hard she’d work to achieve her goals and rise to the top of her profession. At General Motors, where she spent the bulk of her career, Gray headed the team that developed the battery for the firstgeneration Chevy Volt. She later spent stints at Atieva—a Silicon Valleybased Chinese EV startup (now known as Lucid Motors)—and Austrian Denise Gray engineering specialist AVL, before joining LG Chem as president of the South President Korean battery company’s North American operations in Troy, Mich., where LG Chem Michigan Inc. she heads a team of about 150 people. Tech Center Read more at autobeatonline.com
OESA Board Elects Jon Husby as Board Vice Chairman The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) is pleased to welcome Jon Husby, president and CEO, SEG Automotive, as vice chairman of the OESA Board of Directors, filling the vacancy created when Françoise Colpron, group president, Valeo North America, was elected as Chair of the OESA board in May 2020. Ken Hopkins, president and CEO, Neapco Holdings, LLC, also serves as vice chairman of the OESA board. “We are excited that the board has elected Jon as vice chairman of the board of directors,” said Julie A. Fream, president and CEO, OESA. “Jon has been a longtime advocate of the industry and supporter of OESA’s mission.” “I am extremely humbled and honored to be elected by peers for this opportunity to serve OESA and the industry”, said Husby. “I look forward to continuing to advance the amazing things done by the talented team at OESA!” Husby was elected to the OESA board in 2019. 2 │ OESA News - 2020 Third Quarter
Jon Husby President and CEO SEG Automotive
