HAWKSBILL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Founder

Bob Ferguson is the Chief Executive Officer and a founder of the Hawksbill Group, a global diversified business and communications consulting firm based in Washington, DC, and Hawksbill Advisors, a Hawksbill Group company focused on public policy that provides strategic counsel in public policy and external and regulatory affairs to clients worldwide. He has more than 25 years of experience in the private and government sectors, having held numerous senior-level positions in communications and government relations, marketing, and telecommunications sales and services. Prior to founding Hawksbill Group, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy at General Motors. During his six-year tenure at General Motors he held several senior officer positions including Senior Executive of Cadillac Motor Company. During his time with GM, Bob led the GM crisis management efforts for recalls of the Volt, GM's pioneering electric vehicle, and for Chevrolet vehicles which had flaws in ignition switches. Bob was the Senior Strategist for the business advisory firm Public Strategies, Inc. in Austin, Texas, where he provided counsel to clients such as the International Olympic Committee. He joined Public Strategies from AT&T, Inc., where he worked for more than a decade and served in several key corporate leadership positions including communications, government relations and business network operations. His duties at the company included Group President and CEO of the Enterprise Division and President of the Public Policy group. Prior to joining AT&T, he worked as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Fleishman-Hillard Inc, where he was a Senior Partner. He served as the Senior Consultant to SBC companies on all communications issues and developed and implemented crisis management plans for several Fortune 250 companies. Before joining Fleishman-Hillard, Bob was the chief of staff to John Ashcroft, during his second term as governor of Missouri. He is a native of San Antonio, Texas, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. Evangel University has honored Bob as its outstanding young alumnus and as its distinguished alumnus.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Communications Advisor

Chris joined USAA in 2008 from FleishmanHillard (FH). During 13 years at FH, he planned, managed and executed numerous programs, including M&A activity, for a range of FORTUNE 500 clients. Half of his FH service included time embedded with clients. Rising to senior partner and senior vice president, Chris served as general manager of three separate FH offices, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. He joined FH from Churchill Group and before spent five years in public affairs at Lockheed Martin in Denver. Over more than three decades Chris Talley has led communication programs….

Job Titles:

• Senior Advisor

Ed is a proven leader and results oriented professional bringing more than 30 years…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Principal
• Board Member for Adient PLC

Fritz Henderson is a principal of Hawksbill Group, a diversified business and communications consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Fritz served as chairman and CEO of SunCoke Energy since the company's public offering in 2011. During that time, he led the company through a successful IPO and subsequent tax-free spinoff from former parent, Sunoco Inc. Under his leadership, he set a strategic foundation and operating plan for domestic and global growth and built a new management team. Fritz also created and served as Chairman and CEO of SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC (NYSE:SXCP) in January of 2013. SXCP, the coke-producing industry's first publicly traded Master Limited Partnership, was established to facilitate the capture of a larger share of the North American coke-producing market for SunCoke. Prior to joining SunCoke Energy, he held numerous senior leadership positions at General Motors, including President and CEO, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure, he stabilized operations, reorganized management and developed a restructuring plan that contributed to GM's emerging from an unprecedented 40-day U.S. bankruptcy proceeding that reduced debt and other obligations in excess of $100 billion. Fritz began his career with GM in 1984 when he joined the automaker's corporate treasury office. In 1991, he became Group Vice President of Finance for General Motors Acceptance Corporation and later worked with GM's global component operations, before being appointed Vice President and Managing Director of GM do Brasil in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Group Vice President and Regional President of GM Latin America, Africa, and Middle East, before becoming Regional Vice President of GM Asia Pacific in 2002, where he successfully expanded operations in Korea and China. In 2004, Fritz was appointed Chairman of GM Europe and became GM's Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer in 2006. Fritz currently serves as a Board Member for Adient PLC and Marriott International, and is Trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Fritz, a Detroit native, holds a degree in business management from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. While attending Michigan, he was a pitcher for the Wolverine baseball team. Fritz lives in Hinsdale, IL and is married with two daughters. He is fluent in Portuguese, enjoys triathlons, charitable causes focused around young people and education, time with family and golf.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Advisor

George C. Tagg, Jr. serves as senior advisor at the Hawksbill Group and CEO of GTC 360°, which provides comprehensive business strategy, business development, and public affairs solutions for clients around the world. He specializes in crafting unique solutions and executing integrated campaigns for companies, causes, and governments. George is a licensed attorney with a master's in international affairs and over 16 years' experience in the U.S. Congress, Department of State, Department of Defense, and political campaigns. George has substantial expertise in global economics, energy, politics, and security, and he has received multiple public service awards and commendations for developing strategic initiatives and solving complex problems for numerous U.S. government agencies, private companies, and foreign governments. George recently served as Executive Vice President and Global Lead for the Government + Public Sector practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies, leading integrated campaigns with cities, states, and countries around the world. During his time in government, George served as a NATO Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of State during the run-up to the 2018 NATO Summit in Brussels and Senior Advisor for Russia at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, focusing on Russia's involvement in Syria. In the latter capacity, George managed strategic communications with Russia to de-conflict air and ground operations in Syria. He received a DoD award for "exceptional dedication to developing national security policy" in planning the April 7, 2017, U.S. strike against the Asad regime in response to chemical attacks against Syrian civilians. George also was a member of the U.S. negotiating team that secured a complex ceasefire among the Asad regime, Russia, Syrian opposition, and Jordan in Southwest Syria, which President Trump announced at the 2017 G-20. Prior to his work at the Pentagon, George served as Special Assistant for Europe and Global Security for Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken. George also has served as Political-Economic Officer at U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Regional Affairs Officer for the Caucasus at the Department of State, and Foreign Policy and National Security Advisor to Congressman Tanner. Prior to his government service, George worked on numerous political campaigns. George earned a Juris Doctor and Master of Arts in International Affairs from the American University in Washington, D.C., and he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science-Honors.

Job Titles:

• Principal

Hal Lenox, Jr., is a principal at Hawksbill Advisors, a Hawksbill Group Company. Hawksbill Advisors is a consulting firm that provides strategic counsel in public policy and external and regulatory affairs to clients worldwide. Prior to Hawksbill, he served as the Regional Director - Western Region, State Government Affairs for General Motors. In this role he was responsible for state legislative and regulatory activities and worked to pass numerous bills in policy areas including the authorization and regulation of autonomous vehicle operations, alternative vehicle fuel vehicle legislation, and franchise law. Before joining GM, Hal served as the President of AT&T New York and AT&T Nevada, where he helped pass telecommunications and video franchise reform legislation. Prior to his promotion to state president, he held the position of Sales Vice President, leading an organization of over 500 sales professionals in California. Earlier in his career, Lenox delivered testimony before Congress during hearings on the Internet and advised members of Congress and their staffs on broadband and wireless policy and related topics. Hal participated on the boards of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association (CMTA) and the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), as well as the Colorado Department of Transportation's "Road X" Innovisers Council, a public/private sector advisory group on advanced transportation solutions. He also represented GM on the State Affairs Committee of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. He has held adjunct faculty positions at the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Department of Business in the San Diego Community College District. Lenox graduated with distinction from the University of Redlands with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and received his MBA from San Diego State University.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Member of the Board
• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team

Jaime Ardila is a founder of Hawksbill Group, a diversified business and communications consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Jaime brings a strong global business and cross cultural expertise to Hawksbill Group. He has lived and worked in ten countries on three continents over the past 35 years with business acumen in all areas from the manufacturing floor to the c-level suite. He has significant financial expertise from his tenure as regional CFO in five different countries and specific knowledge of Latin America and South America as well as a vast network of contacts in these regions. Prior to founding Hawksbill Group Jaime spent more than 30 years at General Motors. First beginning his career in 1984 in Colombia as an Export Manager, Jaime most recently served GM as the President, South America region, responsible for operations in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Jaime led the team that launched more than 50 new car models over five years, many of them designed and engineered by the Brazil product development team. This growth was key to attaining and keeping market leadership across five countries. Under his leadership Jaime saw the company's market share jump from a historic third place to first place in the Brazilian market and second place in Argentina. During his varied career at General Motors Jaime also served as: Finance Manager for GM Europe in the European Aftersales organization; Treasurer for GM de México; Finance and Administration Director of GM Chile; President of General Motors Ecuador; President of GM Colmotores; President and Managing Director of GM Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East; GM Mercosur President. During a brief leave from GM he returned to Colombia to serve as the President of Rothschild Bank of London based in Colombia. Prior to joining General Motors Jaime was the Chief of the Economic Integration Division of the national Planning Department in Colombia, a section of the Central Bank. He was later named General Secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Industry and Commerce. Jaime currently serves as a Board Member for several companies including Accenture, Goldman Sachs, BDC and Ecopetrol. He previously served as a Board Member for The American Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo and The American Society / Council of the Americas. In September 2015, Jaime was awarded with the SAE Brasil 2015 Award, in recognition of his great contributions to the country's mobility efforts and engagement in international projects Jaime was born in Pereira, Colombia. He is fluent in Spanish, English, German and Portuguese. Jaime earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, Colombia, in 1977, and a master's degree from the London School of Economics in 1981. He is a great tennis fan and likes to play when time permits. Jaime brings a strong global business and cross cultural expertise to The Hawksbill Group. He has lived and worked in…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Vice President
• Vice President With

Jamie Leicht is a Vice President with Hawksbill Group. Jamie has more than 15 years of experience in the communications and public relations industry. Specializing in corporate and consumer communications Jamie has worked with leading companies like Pfizer, Susan G. Komen Foundation, IBM, Kyocera Wireless, Kodak, Bumble Bee Foods, and The Make-A-Wish Foundation. She has helped these companies, and many others, in the areas of strategy development, media and analyst relations, research and analysis, product launches, and crisis and reputation management. Jamie began her career at Fleishman-Hillard focusing on media and analyst relations. Starting as an intern and progressing to Vice President over the 11 years she spent at the agency Jamie oversaw the day-to-day and strategic planning for key agency clients including Bumble Bee Foods and IBM subsidiary, Sterling Commerce. Jamie was the lead on a national food recall crisis in 2007 for Bumble Bee Foods subsidiary Castleberry's. During the multi-month recall Jamie helped to shape the national media strategy with a focus on limiting the exposure of parent company Bumble Bee Foods while still providing key education and resources to the public. The team was successful as Bumble Bee Foods experienced no negative impact on their brand and the media reported favorably on the recall and the company's efforts to alert and educate the consumer. For her work on this crisis Jamie and her team won numerous awards including the industry's highest honor, a Silver Anvil for Crisis Communications. During her work with other high profile clients including Kyocera Wireless, Sterling Commerce, and IBM Jamie worked closely with company executives to create strategic media relations plans. From launching the first smart phone in the early 00's to helping IBM subsidiary Sterling Commerce step into the area of social media Jamie has helped clients take their often complex messages and translate them into bylines and sound bites that consumers and media can easily understand. When a key client was acquired by IBM Jamie left Fleishman-Hillard to follow the client and began working with Text 100, IBM's agency of record. During her time with Text 100 Jamie focused solely on Sterling Commerce and IBM, launching IBM's "Smarter Commerce" concept. The idea was launched with great fanfare garnering over 1 million impressions with headlines in the top business and daily publications. During her career Jamie has worked with reporters at major consumer and business publications to secure positive coverage of her client's products and campaigns. She has helped to place stories in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, CNN, Squawk Box, USA Today. She has also worked extensively in social media and has advised her clients on how to use Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to further their brand and consumer interaction. Jamie is a Vice President with Hawksbill Group. Jamie has more than 15 years of experience in the communications…

Job Titles:

• Vice President

Jennifer (Jen) Jackson brings 36 years of experience in Marketing, Enterprise Sales Leadership and Customer Service. Jen spent most of her career in the telecommunications industry, beginning with Pacific Bell and evolving into AT&T…

Job Titles:

• Senior Advisor
• Managing Officer for Toyota Motor Corporation
• President, JAJH Consulting Services, LLC and Senior Advisor, Finsbury, LLC

In her 35-year career in communications, Julie Hamp has strengthened top global brands while cultivating talent and key relationships across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Her focus is on corporate reputation management, with extensive experience at the head of large global and regional teams in media relations; brand building and consumer engagement; executive communications; consumer relations; global talent development; organizational design; social media; sustainability communications; and crisis communications and issues management. As the chief communications officer and a managing officer for Toyota Motor Corporation, Julie led Toyota's global communications efforts, a role she took on after serving as chief communications officer for Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Prior to joining Toyota, Julie was chief communications officer and senior vice president, communications and consumer relations for PepsiCo, reporting to the CEO. She was also vice president, communications for General Motors' European region in Zurich and a member of both the GME and GM corporate communications strategy boards. Her prior positions within GM include general director of communications for Latin America, Africa and the Middle East; general director for sales, service and marketing communications in North America; and vice president of communications for the Saturn brand. Julie holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, and her post-graduate studies include participation in the GM-Harvard Business School's Executive Development Program with an emphasis on Asian studies. She is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and a member of the Arthur W. Page Society.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Principal
• Senior Vice President

Kathy McKim is Senior Vice President for the Hawksbill Group, a global diversified business and communications consulting… Kathy is a talented executive with over 30 years of experience in corporate external affairs, employee engagement and… Kathy is Senior Vice President for the Hawksbill Group, a global diversified business and communications consulting firm based in Washington, DC that provides strategic counsel in public affairs, corporate communications and business operations. She recently became a Principal at Hawksbill Advisors, a Hawksbill Group company focused on public policy and external and regulatory affairs worldwide. Previously, Kathy served as Vice-President of External Affairs for AT&T, where she led California's statewide constituency relations and operations organization. She managed a team of professionals to build relationships across various segments, work closely with state and local elected officials and engage employees in the external community. Kathy's passion for service and volunteerism resulted in her appointment by the Governor of California to the California Volunteers Commission where she currently serves as chair. Kathy also holds board leadership positions in Teach for America Capital Valley, College Track Sacramento, California Women Lead and the California Asian Chamber of Commerce. She is also on the Sacramento Region Community Foundation Board. Kathy's experience within AT&T includes leading national business sales operations for Global Business, directing a data solutions business center supporting new emerging technology and managing call center operations. As an executive in the telecommunications industry, Kathy has been recognized for her leadership as a Business Journal "Women Who Means Business" awardee, the American Leadership Forum's Exemplary Leader of the Year and a Women of Influence through OCA. She was awarded the Citizen Service Award from the Voices of National Service for her work in education and volunteerism. Kathy holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Public Affairs from the University of Denver and an MBA in Marketing from the University of San Francisco.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Advisor
• Founder and CEO of the Nolan Group
• Senior Strategist

Kieran Nolan is the Founder and CEO of The Nolan Group a strategy, technology deployment and transformation consulting firm. The firm focuses on technology, consumer and enterprise business market spaces. Previously, he was an executive with AT&T for over 39 years. Executive positions included Vice President Human Resource - with ATT's $60 B Entertainment and Mobility organization, Vice President Construction and Engineering, Vice President - Product Marketing for AT&T's 14 million broadband customers, Vice President for AT&T's initial entertainment platform - U-verse, Vice President for Corporate Strategy, Vice President for wireless and wireline operations in the Western United States and Sales Vice President for SBC/Pacific Bell's HealthCare Market Group. In each position, he implemented new processes and tools to enhance the overall customer experience. He has executive and leadership experience in network deployment, information technology, broadband deployment, entertainment content as well as national sales. Kieran has been responsible for over $2.5 billion in annual capital expenditures, $500 million in annual expense, and $2.8 billion in annual revenue generation. He has managed organizations as large as 6,500 people. Kieran has served on numerous not-for-profit boards including Board of Directors - St. Vincent's Medical Center in Los Angeles, Board Member - Junior Achievement Los Angeles, Board Member - Los Angeles Boy Scouts, UCLA Dean's Advisory Board, Board of Director - National Health Foundation and Trustee for Woodbury University. Kieran has additional experience on for-profit Boards as Director - Akimbo (a content delivery company), Smartlink (a wireless services company and Advisory Boards with Younity (a multi-dwelling unit smart building company), Pearce Services (a wireless and renewable energy company) and Kognition (a facial recognition company). He is also an Adjunct Professor of Advanced Organization Design and Leadership at Pepperdine University. Kieran received his B.A. in Economics from UCLA in 1981 and his M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in 1989. He is a graduate of USC's Management Development Program in Health Care.

Job Titles:

• Senior Advisor
• Public Policy Executive

Lee is a public policy executive with deep roots in Washington and other world capitals, and a record… Lee R. Godown is a public policy executive with deep roots in Washington and other world capitals, and a record of progressive leadership for companies facing change, opportunity and crisis. A strategist and tactician with an appreciation for business performance, Lee has a reputation for ingenuity, diplomacy and the ability to navigate complexity. He's guided global companies through high-stakes transactions as well as legislative and regulatory inquiries. He worked as a lobbyist and Congressional staffer for four decades, and he has deep business and government connections in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more than nine years, Lee was at the forefront of General Motors's public policy initiatives, including its response to several high-profile safety, regulatory and legislative crises. As Vice President, Global Markets, Policy (2012-2019) and Executive Director, US Federal Affairs (2010-2012), Lee provided guidance and support to his senior leadership on threats to and opportunities for the business, including governmental safety inquiries and the regulatory and legislative review of business transactions. He was integrally involved in the company's response to the 2014 ignition switch crisis, which set the gold standard for crisis management with an upfront acknowledgment of and proactive approach to the issues. Lee prepared the CEO and other senior leaders for Congressional testimony and executive branch investigations, which ended with no further action by Congress and a deferred prosecution agreement that was successfully completed in 2018. Other major work included coordination of the company's federal and stakeholder outreach during its emergence from bankruptcy and its successful 2010 IPO. He also led the company's response to allegations of battery pack fires involving the first-generation Volt battery electric vehicle, and the global diesel scandal sparked by Volkswagen. Similarly, he played a major role in GM's profitable sale of its Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary to Groupe PSA of France. After leaving GM in March of 2019, Lee founded Alpex International, a global consultancy focused on assisting corporate, governmental and non-profit clients in their interactions with governments around the world. Before GM, Lee was Managing Director (2007-2010) at Public Strategies, the global crisis management and corporate advisory firm owned by WPP Group, providing government relations counsel to major US and international companies and individuals. Lee was embedded at GM during his last year at Public Strategies, helping the company transition to a new CEO and prepare for the possibility of becoming public again - which GM accomplished after only 18 months. Lee began his career in public service, working for five Members of Congress, including as Chief of Staff for Rep. Loretta Sanchez of California (1997-2007) and as Legislative Director for Rep. Bob Wise of West Virginia (1983-1989). In between, he was a state and federal lobbyist for the American College of Emergency Physicians and had leading staff roles on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Government Operations Committee's Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture. Lee has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Foreign Affairs from California State University, Pomona, which gave him a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2015. He has taught at the University of California, Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and is adjunct professor at the Schar Graduate School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He lives in Fairfax, VA, with his wife, two sons, a daughter and two Golden Retrievers.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Vice President

Mark is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in marketing and government relations…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Sales Leader
• Senior Advisor

Sherri Khan is a dynamic sales leader with more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry combined with 7 years of corporate retail management. Over the span of her career she's held numerous director level positions in sales management, marketing, marketing communications and sales operations and sales enablement. Sherri's strengths derive from her extensive experience at implementing high impact business strategies to increase market share, accelerate sales performance and improve employee engagement. She specializes in crafting creative employee events and recognition strategies, sales compensation design, base selling and training programs, and internal communication plans for organizations of all sizes, ultimately improving their bottom line. Her background in strategic business planning and sales operations gives Sherri the unique ability to work crossfunctionally with key business partners to develop a framework for success. After several years of leading the AT&T business solutions, mass advertising strategy and brand campaign development, Sherri took a special interest in personal branding. She is committed to building team success and helping employees develop their own personal brand. Investing time, building trust and learning what motivates each individual is the secret ingredient to a world class organization. Prior to joining AT&T, she worked as a Sales Manager for Nordstrom in their management buying program where she was responsible for leading the number one volume department in the entire company. What distinguishes Sherri from others in her field of expertise is her passion for the customer whether internal or external. Her motto is to treat others as you would like to be treated, which translates into positive working relationships, satisfied customers and a productive team. Over the years at AT&T, Sherri has been recognized for multiple business achievement and leadership awards for exceptional performance. Sherri holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Outside of work, Sherri enjoys spending time with her husband traveling, going to the theatre, experiencing great food, wine, and shopping. Sherri is a dynamic sales leader with more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Advisor
• Senior Strategist

Michael is a Senior Advisor for Hawksbill Group, diversified business and communications consulting firm…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Director of Communications

Tara has worked for two of the world's largest public relations firms (Edelman and Weber Shandwick) while…

Job Titles:

• Founder

Tim Lee is a founder of Hawksbill Group, a diversified business and communications consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Tim brings a unique mix of commercial and operational skills to Hawksbill Advisors. With a strong background in International Operations for General Motors, Tim understands the ins and outs of both domestic and foreign markets and how to successfully grow and maintain businesses in these areas. Prior to founding Hawksbill Group Tim was General Motors Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing, and Chairman, GM China. In this role he was responsible for GM's operations in the company's largest market. During his tenure he led the team that helped make GM China a significant contributor to the earning power of GM, doubling the repatriated profits from the region and growing GM's market share from 9% to 15%. He was also a member of the Opel Supervisory Board and Chairman of Shanghai GM helping to coordinate the GM portfolio offer globally with a focus on returning Opel to profitability. Before taking on these roles Tim served as President, GM International Operations and GM Vice President, Global Manufacturing. In this role Tim was responsible for over 100 countries and nearly 40% of the vehicles sold by GM. He earlier served as GM Group Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Labor Relations, focusing on the customer at the place where it all begins - the plant floor. Prior to those assignments, Tim was GM North America Vice President of Manufacturing and was a member of GM's North American Strategy Board. While in Zurich, Switzerland, Tim was GM Vice President of Manufacturing, and was responsible for all GM vehicle manufacturing and assembly plants in Europe. Earlier in his career, Tim gained additional international experience directing product and manufacturing planning for Isuzu Motors in Japan, where he was named Vice President of Corporate and Product Planning and a member of the Board of Directors. Tim's broad automotive experience started as a student intern with GM in 1969. He worked his way from manufacturing, labor relations and personnel positions into various senior manufacturing posts. Tim served as plant manager at several GM plants in the U.S., and was the Executive Director of Manufacturing Engineering. Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Tim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and a Master of Science degree in business administration from Purdue University. In September 2011, he received the iconic Magnolia Award from the Shanghai Municipal Government for his contributions to the economic and social development of Shanghai. By virtue of this award, Tim has been granted permanent lifetime resident status in the People's Republic of China. Tim brings a unique mix of commercial and operational skills to Hawksbill Group. With a strong background in International Operations for General Motors…

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawksbill Group Team
• Senior Advisor

Virginia's career started as a high school teacher. She taught political science and US history. In the early 1980's she joined AT&T…