Cooper names Stephenson as Chief Operating Officer

ERJ staff report (DS)

Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., on 15 Dec., announced the appointment of Keith Stephenson as chief operating officer, reporting directly to Cooper Standard's chairman and chief executive officer, James McElya.

Stephenson was previously serving as president of Cooper Standard's International Division, located in the company's European headquarters in Mannheim, Germany. He will relocate to the company's world headquarters in Novi, Michigan in the first half of 2011, ultimately assuming the responsibilities now held by Edward Hasler, the company's president. Hasler has announced his retirement from the company, effective July 1, 2011. He will continue to have responsibility for the company's North American operations during the transition period.

As president of Cooper Standard's International Division, a position he had held since March 2009, Stephenson had responsibility for all of Cooper Standard's manufacturing and commercial activities in Europe, Asia and South America. From 2007 until March 2009 when the company reorganised its operations into geographic units, he served as president of Cooper Standard's Body and Chassis Division.

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Press release from Cooper Standard