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Council Highlight
CEO Council Address the Industry’s Current Issues
Supply chain shortages, industry volume fluctuations, emerging technologies and the impact of government policies are a few of the timely and relevant topics discussed during OESA Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Council meetings. Facilitated by OESA’s president and CEO, Julie A. Fream, the CEO Council provides supplier leaders the opportunity to hear from industry executives and thought leaders on issues that directly impact their organizations.
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Due to the pandemic, the Council currently meets twice a quarter via Zoom to discuss issues and concerns. Additionally, OESA and MEMA conduct half-hour updates every other week with Council members to ensure timely communication of these issues.
Participation in the Council is open to CEOs (or the highest-level executive in North America responsible for OE business at their organization) of supplier member organizations. The Council is comprised of 90+ members that represent all types of companies within the OESA membership. This diversity promotes a greater understanding of the issues and makes lively and candid roundtable discussions.
The remaining 2021 CEO Council meeting dates are listed below: • May 12 (2 hours via Zoom) • June 22 (2 hours viz Zoom) • September 1 (location tba) • December 8 (location tba)
To learn more about the council, click here or contact Julie Fream at jfream@oesa,org.
OESA has a council for almost every function at a supplier organization. To learn more about the following OESA Peer Group Councils, click the links below: • Advanced Technology Council • Human Resources Council • Automotive Public Relations Council • Legal Issues Council • Chief Executive Officer Council • MarComm Executives Council • Chief Financial Officers Council • Operation & Plant Manager Council • Chief Purchasing Officers Council • Sales Executive Council • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council • Tooling Council • Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability • Warranty Management Council
Council • Young Leadership Council
OESA Executive Peer Group Councils are rated as one of the most valuable member benefits for automotive suppliers. OESA's councils bring together supplier executives with similar job functions and industry challenges. Quarterly council meetings provide a forum to address issues of common concern, share best practices, and hear from industry thought leaders and subject matter experts.
May 5 | 8:30 - 10:45 a.m.
OESA invites supplier industry executives, analysts, and strategy professionals to gain expert insights at the virtual OESA Strategic Insights - EV Program Dynamics: Triumphs & Tripwires on May 5, 2021. This is the second of two virtual executive briefings addressing actionable insights in electrification. Attendees will gain intelligence to inform planning frameworks from industry experts within forecasting, consumer & product research, leading automakers, and premier industry consultants.
The Strategic Insights Series offers fresh perspectives to contend with the dramatic pace of industry change, technology advancement, sales volatility and production sourcing dynamics. Jason Coffman, U.S. automotive consulting leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP, along with Ryan Robinson, automotive research leader, Raj Iyer, senior manager, mergers & acquisitions, and Marc Holzer, US automotive M&A leader, Deloitte, will review a detailed framework of supplier priorities for targeting new EV program opportunities. Attendees will gain critical insights on ways suppliers can enhance strategies and engagement in this crucial and growing industry sub-sector.
Renee Stephens, vice president, automotive, We Predict, will share extensive warranty insights on EV sector best practices and gap analyses showing variances to ICE programs. Their research draws from registration, usage and repair data to inform key warranty costs, set aside allocations and total cost of ownership metrics. Gain confidence by applying proven approaches and predictive analytics to thrive!
Richard Vaughan, director, crafted quality, Rivian, will share key insights on how new approaches to identify consumer needs and foster supplier collaboration have helped to achieve product breakthroughs elevating user experience and enhancing customer value.
Attendees will gain an understanding of planning priorities to set stronger resource allocation strategies and better position their organizations for future success.
