International Truck & Engine's Gilroy Joins AIAG Board

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 22 -- William J. (Cliff) Gilroy, International Truck & Engine Corp. director-lean supply chain, has been named to the board of directors of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), one of the global auto industry's largest trade organizations.

"AIAG is pleased to have Cliff join the board of directors," said Andrew J. Cummins, executive director of AIAG. "His wealth of worldwide experience in materials management will assist AIAG in its pursuit to develop standards and implementation strategies that improve the global automotive supply chain."

Gilroy joins the board representing a cross-section of member companies from automakers, truck manufacturers and suppliers. The board provides strategic direction and oversees AIAG's cooperative efforts aimed at enhancing the global automotive supply chain, including initiatives in automatic identification, collaborative engineering and product development, e-commerce, electronic data interchange, finance, materials management, occupational health & safety, quality, regulatory issues, returnable containers and telecommunications.

With 30 years of leadership experience in materials management and manufacturing, Gilroy is currently responsible for establishing a completely new supply chain organization that encompasses all elements of materials management for International Truck & Engine Corp.'s manufacturing facilities. He previously served as director-lean supply, purchasing and logistics. In this role, he designed and implemented plans for lean materials introduction in all of the company's truck and bus plants, including the development of material management control in its Escobedo truck plant.

Prior to joining International Truck & Engine, Gilroy was director-inbound material logistics for General Motors North America. He has held numerous executive leadership positions in GM's organization as well as Toyota Motor Manufacturing and General Electric.

Gilroy holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and materials management from Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology in Canada. A native of Toronto, he currently resides in Naperville, Ill.

Founded in 1982, AIAG is headquartered in Southfield, Mich. Its more than 1,600 member companies include North American, European and Asia-Pacific OEMs and suppliers to the automotive industry with combined annual sales of more than $600 billion. A not-for-profit association, AIAG's primary goals are to reduce cost and complexity within the automotive supply chain and to improve speed-to-market, product quality, employee health-and-safety and the environment. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.aiag.org .