AAM announces the appointment of Tolga Oal as President - AAM North America

DETROIT, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) today announced that Tolga Oal has been appointed President - AAM North America (Vice President – AAM Corporate). In this role, Mr. Oal will lead AAM's regional business and manufacturing activities for North America.

Oal joins AAM from TRW Automotive, having served as Vice President of Global Electronics, a position he has held since 2012.  Before his current assignment, Mr. Oal served in various manufacturing and management positions of increasing responsibility within TRW for Global Electronics, including director of Operations and as director of Finance.  Prior to joining TRW, Oal held various leadership positions in engineering, sales, purchasing, and finance at Siemens VDO Automotive/Continental.

Oal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Process Engineering from Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey, and a Masters in International Business and Finance from the University of Florida in Gainesville.

"We are extremely pleased to announce the addition of Tolga Oal to the AAM executive management team. Tolga's knowledge and experience will serve AAM well as we continue to further reinforce our commitment to quality, technology leadership and operational excellence," said AAM Chairman & CEO David C. Dauch.

Biographies of AAM's officers can be found at www.aam.com.

About AAM
AAM AXL is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and validation of driveline and drivetrain systems and related components and modules, chassis systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, passenger cars and crossover vehicles and commercial vehicles. In addition to locations in the United States (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania), AAM also has offices or facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden and Thailand.

For more information...

Christopher M. Son
Director - Marketing & Communications
(313) 758-4814
chris.son@aam.com

Or visit the AAM website at www.aam.com.

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SOURCE American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.