Professional Highlights
Mr. Alapont served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation, a supplier of automotive powertrain and safety components, from 2005 to 2012. He was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Fiat Iveco, S.p.A., a leading global manufacturer of commercial trucks and vans, buses, recreational, off-road, firefighting, defense and military vehicles of the Fiat Group, from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Alapont has held executive positions for more than 30 years at other leading global vehicle manufacturers and suppliers such as Delphi Corporation, Valeo S.A., and Ford Motor Company.
Other Current Directorships
Director of Ferroglobe Plc., a publicly-traded silicon, manganese and special alloys producer company, since 2018, member of its Audit and Compensation Committees, since 2018, Senior Lead Director and Chairman of its Governance Committee, since 2019 and member of its Nomination Committee, since 2020
Director of Ashok Leyland, a publicly-traded commercial trucks, vans, buses and defense manufacturing company, since 2017, and member of its Investment and Technology Committees, since 2017, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, since 2018, and its Audit Committee, since 2019
Director of Switch Mobility Limited, a manufacturer of urban buses that is a wholly-owned UK subsidiary of Ashok Leyland, since November 2020, and Chairman of its Governance, Nomination and Compensation Committee since November 2020
Member of the board of Hinduja Investment and Project Services Limited, a privately-held investment and service group, since 2016
Director of Hinduja Automotive Limited, a privately-held automotive holding group, since 2014
Past Directorships
Director of Manitowoc Company, a publicly traded crane manufacturing company, from 2016 to 2018
Has served as a director of a number of other companies prior to 2016
Education
Mr. Alapont holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Valencia Technical School and a degree in Philosophy from the University of Valencia, Spain.
Skills and Qualifications
Mr. Alapont’s particular knowledge and experience in serving several automotive manufacturing companies for over 30 years, corporate finance, accounting, corporate governance, distribution, engineering, finance, human resources, manufacturing (domestic and international), marketing, mergers and acquisitions, military and government contracting, purchasing, sales (domestic and international), tax and treasury matters and union and labor relations, and as a member of other public and private company boards of directors, well qualify him to serve on our Board.