LEADERSHIP

Tim McQuay

Chairman of the Board

Retired Managing Director, Investment Banking, Noble Financial Capital Markets

Director since: 2011

Experience: Mr. McQuay served as Executive Chairman of Superior in 2019 until Mr. Abulaban’s appointment as President and CEO. He served as Managing Director, Investment Banking with Noble Financial Capital Markets, an investment banking firm, from 2011 until his retirement in 2015. From 2008 to 2011, he served as Managing Director, Investment Banking with investment banking firm B. Riley & Co. From 1997 to 2007, he served as Managing Director – Investment Banking at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. McQuay was a Partner at Crowell, Weedon & Co., a stock brokerage firm, and from 1994 to 1997, he served as Managing Director of Corporate Finance. Mr. McQuay served as Vice President, Corporate Development with Kerr Group, Inc., a plastics manufacturing company from 1993 to 1994 and as Managing Director of Merchant Banking with Union Bank from 1990 to 1993. Mr. McQuay previously served as Chairman of the Board of Meade Instruments Corp. and Perseon Corp. and as the Audit Committee Chair of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. 

Education: Mr. McQuay received a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Majdi Abulaban

President & Chief Executive Officer, Superior Industries International Inc.

Non-Independent

Director since: 2019

Experience: Mr. Abulaban was appointed as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 15, 2019. Mr. Abulaban has more than 30 years of leadership experience in global automotive supplier operations. He led three global product business units and over 120,000 employees to transform Aptiv PLC (formerly Delphi Automotive), a technology company that develops connected solutions into a world-class provider of electrical architecture. In addition, he was instrumental in establishing Delphi as a leading automotive supplier in China. From 2017 to 2019, he was Senior Vice President & Group President, Global Signal and Power Solutions at Aptiv. Prior to that, he  was Senior Vice President and Group President, Global Electrical and Electronic Architecture Segment and President of Delphi Asia Pacific. In addition to this experience, he held various business unit leadership positions with Delphi in China, Singapore and the United States since joining the company in 1985.

Education: Mr. Abulaban holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Ray Benvenuti

Founder, Concord Investment Partners

Independent

Director since: 2020

Board Committees: Human Capital & Compensation and Nominating & Corporate Governance 

Experience: In 1996, Mr. Benvenuti founded Concord Investment Partners, a boutique investment and advisory firm that invests in engineering-centric industries including aerospace, automotive and industrial manufacturing/distribution companies. From 2007 to 2015, he served as a Managing Partner, Managing Director and an operational practice leader for the aerospace and automotive/truck sectors at Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P. (“Greenbriar”), a private equity group focused on transportation-related enterprises. Mr. Benvenuti served as a director on five private company boards at Greenbriar, three as Chairman, including as Chairman and interim CEO of Align Aerospace, LLC, an aerospace hardware distribution company. From 2002 until its sale in 2006, Mr. Benvenuti served as the President and CEO of Stellex Aerostructures, Inc., a manufacturer of large structural components for commercial and military aircraft. Prior to 2002, he worked at Forstmann Little & Co., a private equity firm, and McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, where he advised technology and industrial sector clients in the areas of strategic planning and operational improvement.

Education: Mr. Benvenuti holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Manhattan College, an M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, where he graduated a Baker Scholar.

Mike Bruynesteyn 

Chief Financial Officer, Raistone Capital LLC

Independent

Director since: 2015

Board Committees: Audit and Human Capital & Compensation

Experience: Mr. Bruynesteyn is Chief Financial Officer of Raistone, a leader in working capital solutions for businesses of all sizes. From 2013 to 2018, he was Treasurer and Vice President, Strategic Finance of Turner Construction Company, the largest commercial construction company in the United States. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at investment banking firm Strauss Capital Partners from 2008 to 2012. From 2006 to 2008, he was a Managing Director in the asset management division of investment banking firm Lehman Brothers and from 1999 to 2006, he was the Senior Equity Research Analyst in the Automotive Group at Prudential Equity Group. Mr. Bruynesteyn also held various finance positions, including Director of Investor Relations, at General Motors until 1998. Mr. Bruynesteyn continues his engagement in the automotive industry as a member of the Advisory Board of ClearMotion, Inc., a developer of breakthrough active suspension technology. Mr. Bruynesteyn is a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow.

Education: Mr. Bruynesteyn holds a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and an M.B.A. from the London Business School. Mr. Bruynesteyn is a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow.

Dick Giromini 

Retired CEO, Wabash National Corporation

Independent

Director since: 2018

Board Committees: Nominating & Corporate Governance, Chair and Human Capital & Compensation

Experience: Mr. Giromini served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wabash National Corporation (“WNC”), North America’s largest trailer manufacturer, from 2007 to 2016, Chief Executive Officer until June 2018 and then as an Executive Advisor until his retirement in June 2019. From 2002 to 2006, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, and SVP & Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Giromini’s prior experience includes 26 years in the automotive industry, beginning his career with General Motors Company from 1976 to 1985, then continuing service in senior management positions within the Tier 1 automotive sector, including Doehler-Jarvis, Hayes Wheels, ITT Automotive, AKW LP and Accuride Corporation.

Education: Mr. Giromini holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Industrial Management from Clarkson University. Mr. Giromini is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Duke University, Fuqua School of Management.

Paul Humphries 

President, High Reliability Solutions, a business group at Flex Ltd.

Independent

Director since: 2014

Board Committees: Human Capital & Compensation, Chair, and Audit

Experience: Mr. Humphries is the Chief Executive Officer of Our Next Energy, an energy storage company focused on battery technologies that will accelerate the adoption of EVs and expand energy storage solutions. Previously, he served as President of High Reliability Solutions at Flex LTD (“Flex”), a global end-to-end supply chain solutions company that serves the automotive, industrial and medical markets, from 2011 to 2020. Mr. Humphries served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Flex from 2006 to 2011, during a portion of which he also oversaw Flex’s IT and marketing functions. Mr. Humphries joined Flex with the acquisition of Chatham Technologies Incorporated in April 2000. While at Chatham Technologies, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Operations. Prior to that, Mr. Humphries held various senior management positions at Allied Signal, Inc. and its successor, Honeywell Inc., BorgWarner Inc. and Ford Motor Company.

Education: Mr. Humphries has a B.A. in Applied Social Studies from Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and postgraduate certification in Human Resource Management from West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.

Ellen Richstone 

Retired Chief Financial Officer, Rohr Aerospace

Independent

Director since: 2016

Board Committees: Audit, Chair, and Nominating and Corporate Governance

Experience: Ms. Richstone served as the Chief Financial Officer of several public and private companies between 1989 and 2012, including Rohr Aerospace, a Fortune 500 aerospace company. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Richstone was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Entrepreneurial Resources Group, an executive management firm. Her operating experience was predominantly at technology companies including computer hardware, software, telecommunications, and semiconductor companies. Ms. Richstone has prior experience on both public and private boards and currently serves on the board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in New England, as well as other non-profit organizations. Ms. Richstone was awarded the first annual Distinguished Director Award from the American College of Corporate Directors in 2013. She was named as an NACD Board Leadership Fellow in 2018 and as a Top 100 Director in 2020, signifying that she has demonstrated her commitment to the highest level of leadership in the boardroom. Ms. Richstone holds an Executive Master’s Certification in Director Governance from the American College of Corporate Directors.

Education: Ms. Richstone received a B.A. from Scripps College in Claremont California and holds graduate degrees from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Ms. Richstone also completed the Advanced Professional Certificate in Finance at New York University’s Graduate School of Business Administration and attended the Executive Development program at Cornell University’s Business School. Ms. Richstone holds an Executive Master’s Certification in Director Governance from the American College of Corporate Directors – Gold Level. Ms. Richstone also received her NACD Directorship Certification. 

Deven Petito 

Management Committee Director, Mill Road Capital Management LLC

Independent

Director since: 2024

Experience: Mr. Petito is a Management Committee Director of Mill Road Capital Management LLC, where he has worked since 2014. Mill Road Capital Management is an investment firm that manages multiple funds with approximately $1.0 billion of assets under management. The firm focuses on investing in, and partnering with, small publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Petito is responsible for leading public equity and private equity investments for Mill Road’s funds. Before joining Mill Road, Mr. Petito began his investing career in the private equity group at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). Prior to KKR, Mr. Petito worked at Morgan Stanley in the firm’s investment banking division. Mr. Petito holds an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Education: Mr. Petito holds an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.