Timothy D. Leuliette
Chairman, President & CEO
Metaldyne

Timothy D. Leuliette is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Metaldyne, a Heartland Industrial Partners company. In this role, Mr. Leuliette oversees operation of the global metal company, which is comprised of the former MascoTech, Simpson Industries and Global Metal Technologies, Inc. (GMTI) organizations. The vision of Metaldyne is to create customer value by being the leading global designer and supplier of high quality, low cost metal-formed components, assemblies and modules for the transportation industry.

In addition to his position at Metaldyne, Mr. Leuliette is also a founding partner and senior managing director of Heartland Industrial Partners, a private equity firm focusing on select industrial companies primarily located throughout the Midwest region of the country. Heartland Industrial Partners builds value by investing in well-positioned industrial companies, whose talent, technology, assets and market position afford them the opportunity to be a platform for industry consolidation and value-creation. The vision of Heartland Industrial Partners as a long-term investor, combining strong financial and operating acumen, creates a uniquely positioned fund that is consistent with the corporate operation philosophy of industrial companies and their customers.

Mr. Leuliette was formerly president and chief operating officer of Penske Corporation, a closely-held diversified transportation services company managing businesses with annual revenues exceeding $10 billion and more than 33,000 employees at over 200 facilities worldwide.

Prior to joining Penske Corporation, Mr. Leuliette was president and chief executive officer of ITT Automotive Inc., and senior vice president of ITT Industries, Inc. Before joining ITT, he served as president and chief executive officer of Siemens Automotive L.P. He also was a member of the Siemens Automotive Managing Board and a corporate vice president of Siemens AG. Mr. Leuliette was the first non-German to hold this level of authority in the 143-year history of the electrical and electronics company.

Before joining Siemens, Mr. Leuliette was group vice president for the Bendix Electronics Group of AlliedSignal Automotive. He held several positions with the company including vice president and general manager of Bendix Electronic Controls Division; vice president of sales and marketing of the Bendix Brake and Steering Division; and group director with AlliedSignal Automotive. Mr. Leuliette also has held various engineering and planning positions within Ford Motor Company and was executive director of product planning for American Motors.

Mr. Leuliette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers; the Engineering Society of Detroit; the Citizens Research Council of Michigan and the Citizens Advisory Committee for the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He is the chairman of the board of The Detroit Branch of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and serves on numerous other boards including the Detroit Economic Club and Detroit Renaissance. He is dedicated to the community and has strong affiliations with the Leukemia Society of America, Children’s Center, Vision 2000, Jobs for America’s Graduates, Central Business District Association, Hospice of Southeast Michigan, Arthritis Foundation and Junior Achievement. He was recently honored as “World Trader of the Year” by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Leuliette works from Metaldyne's corporate headquarters in Plymouth, Mich.