Dave Wing
Dave has held Executive Commercial roles at GKN Driveline including Commercial Vice President with global responsibility for Ford, GM, and FCA and Commercial VP for all OE customers in North and South America where he was also part of the Leadership Team directly responsible for Regional P&L. He also has extensive Program Management experience launching GKN’s first All-Wheel Drive powertrain program and multiple brake programs with TRW. He gained operational experience at Saturn Electronics & Engineering as Operations Director responsible for Plant P&L and Delco Electronics as a supervisor.
Dave earned his BS degree in Industrial Engineering at Kettering University. He also holds an MBA from The University of Michigan.
Dave lives in Fenton with his wife Melissa, and they have three adult children. He enjoys golf, fly fishing, and bird hunting with his dog Bruno.
dwing@raravispartners.com
248-877-5479
www.linkedin.com/in/david-wing-0a324834/
Paul Whitfield
Paul has been COO at American Trim, President at Chicago Miniature Lighting, a Turnaround Executive with Revstone, and an independent consultant. Prior to that, the bulk of his functional experience was built at TRW Automotive where he progressed through manager roles in Program Management, Prototype Operations, and Strategic Planning. He then moved into director level roles at TRW in Aftermarket Operations, Market Planning, Program Management and Quality Management. He has significant experience in turnarounds, operational improvement situations, and P&L management.
Paul earned his BS degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from The University of Michigan and his MS degree in Applied Statistics at Oakland University. He also holds an MBA from The University of Michigan, graduating with highest honors.
Paul lives in Saugatuck Michigan with his wife Cheryl, and they have three adult children. He enjoys sailing, golfing, and competing in triathlons.
pwhitfield@raravispartners.com
313-268-4708
www.linkedin.com/in/pwhit