AAM Announces the Appointment of Donald L. Joseph as President - AAM Asia

Published on January 6, 2015

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Detroit, Michigan, January 6, 2015 - American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) today announced that Donald L. Joseph has been appointed as President - AAM Asia (Vice President - AAM Corporate). In this role, he will continue to lead AAM's regional business, engineering and manufacturing activity from AAM's Asia Headquarters and Engineering Center located in Shanghai, China.

Joseph joined AAM in 1994 as a Manufacturing Manager at AAM's Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility.  Since then, he has served in various manufacturing and management positions with increasing responsibility throughout AAM's global operations, including his most recent position of Managing Director - AAM Asia.

Joseph's professional career began with General Motors (GM) in 1977.  While at GM, Joseph served in a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at the Hydra-matic and Saginaw Divisions. He also spent time at the NUMMI facility studying lean manufacturing.

Joseph holds a Masters degree in organizational development from Western Michigan University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Western Michigan University.