SOUTHFIELD, MI -- GST AutoLeather (“GST” or the “Company”), the global leader in automotive leather components, and its subsidiaries have exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy effective, May 22th under new ownership.
密歇根州，绍斯菲尔德 - 全球汽车皮革组件行业领导者GST AutoLeather及其子公司 （“GST”或者“公司”) 正式退出破产保护，于5月22日起迎来新东家。
To lead the transition, GST has named Randy Johnson President and CEO. Along with its current strong leadership, GST is announcing the addition of two key leather industry experts, Bryn Kahrl as Vice President of Global Operations and Scott Landis as Chief Human Resources Officer.
为便于领导公司开展过渡工作，GST AutoLeather已任命兰迪·约翰逊（Randy Johnson）担任公司总裁兼首席执行官（CEO）。同时，为了增强现有的领导班子，GST增加了两位重要的皮革行业专家，任命布瑞恩·卡尔（Bryn Kahrl）为全球运营副总裁，斯科特·兰迪斯（Scott Landis）为首席人力资源官。
“We are committed to being the most competitive, innovation, and sought-after supplier to major OEMs worldwide, leveraging our strong customer service, a renewed focus on lean manufacturing and standardization, and care for our employees as we instill a customer and operationally focused leadership culture,” said Mr. Johnson.
“我们致力于成为最富竞争力，最有创新力并且最受全球主要主机厂客户（OEM）欢迎的供应商，通过点滴践行客户和运营导向的领导力文化，为客户提供更卓越的服务，与此同时，我们将重点关注精益制造、标准化以及员工关爱工作，”约翰逊（Johnson）说道。
Mr. Johnson replaces former CEO Dennis Hiller, who will stay on with the leather company as a board advisor to assist in the transition. Mr. Johnson most recently served as CEO of Romeo RIM, Inc. a Michigan-based composites manufacturer where he transformed that business and its brand through lean and innovation process. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President of Global Operations at Eagle Ottawa for 12 years, leaving in 2014 before its sale to Lear Corporation. At Eagle Ottawa, Mr. Johnson was the architect of the operational transformation resulting in years of best-in-class competitive performance and a stable world class manufacturing team.
约翰逊（Johnson）取代的是前任首席执行官丹尼斯·希勒（Dennis Hiller），丹尼斯·希勒（Dennis Hiller）仍将继续留任GST AutoLeather担任公司董事会顾问，协助公司开展过渡工作。在加入GST之前，约翰逊（Johnson）担任的职务为密歇根州复合材料制造商Romeo RIM, Inc.公司的首席执行官；在此任职期间，约翰逊（Johnson）经由精益管理和创新工艺，开展业务，并重建了公司品牌。在此之前，约翰逊（Johnson）还曾为Eagle Ottawa公司效力12年，担任公司全球运营副总裁，并在Eagle Ottawa 公司被售予Lear Corporation公司之前，于2014年先行离开。在服务Eagle Ottawa期间，他是运营转型的缔造者，协助公司数年保持稳定运营，使之成为行业内最有竞争力的世界一流企业。
Post Chapter 11 exit, GST is majority owned by funds managed by Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. (“BDCM”), which has a track record of assisting companies in growing value by focusing on operational and commercial improvements through a disciplined long-term approach. “We are looking forward to supporting GST’s future efforts to build upon its strong global market share with a keen focus on providing top customer service while enhancing its operations,” said Stephen H. Deckoff, Managing Principal of BDCM.
退出破产保护之后，GST主要是由黑钻资本管理公司（Black Diamond Capital Management , BDCM）所拥有，该公司曾通过严谨的长期改进方案，集中管理运营和商务，成功地帮助很多家公司提高了市场价值。“我们期待能协助GST在未来能分享到更大的市场份额，为了达到此目的，我们会专注在提高客户服务和运营能力上。” 黑钻资本管理公司执行合伙人斯蒂芬·戴可夫（Stephen H. Deckoff）说道。
“GST has exited bankruptcy with a strong balance sheet and ample liquidity, talented leaders globally, and a reputation as a high-quality leather designer and manufacturer,” Johnson said, adding, “GST is among a small group of leather suppliers that can be considered truly global in nature.”
“GST已成功凭借稳健的资产负债表、资金流动性、强大的全球领导团队以及‘优质皮革设计者和制造者’这一美誉退出破产保护，”约翰逊（Johnson）补充道，“GST是全球为数不多的名副其实的全球化皮革供应商之一。”
美国GST汽车皮革公司（GST AutoLeather）
GST AutoLeather is the global leader in automotive leather components, with innovative design and engineering supporting the future vision of the OEM customers worldwide. The Company’s talented team of employees, its global operations and its customer-centric leadership enables GST to continue to build strong relationships with customers based on trust and transparency.
美国GST汽车皮革公司（GST AutoLeather）是全球汽车皮革组件行业的领军企业，凭借创新的设计及工程为全球主机厂客户实现未来发展愿景提供支持。才能卓越的员工团队、全球运营体系以及客户至上的领导力文化让GST能够继续与客户建立信任与透明的牢固关系。
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