Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
See Note 15, " Commitments and Contingencies " included in Item 8, " Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ," within this Form 10-K.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Supplementary Item. Information about our Executive Officers
As of December 31, 2023, the following were executive officers of the Company:
Thomas A. Amato. Mr. Amato, age 60, was appointed the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2016. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Metaldyne, LLC, an international engineered products manufacturing company, from 2009 through 2015, and Co-President and Chief Integration Officer of Metaldyne Performance Group, a global manufacturing company formed in mid-2014 and taken public in the same year, from August 2014 through December 2015. Prior to 2009, he served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Metaldyne Corporation, a global components manufacturer, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Asahi Tec, a publicly-traded Japanese casting and forging company. Prior to this, Mr. Amato worked at MascoTech in positions of increasing responsibility, and successfully completed several acquisitions and divestitures. During this time, one of his roles was Vice President of Corporate Development for TriMas. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Amato worked at Imperial Chemical Industries, a large multinational chemical company, as an applications development engineer and, eventually, a group leader. Mr. Amato also serves on the Board of Directors of Ametek, a publicly-traded diversified industrial manufacturing company, and is appointed as its Compensation Committee Chair.
Scott A. Mell. Mr. Mell, age 52, was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer in May 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mell served as Managing Director of Recovery and Transformation Services for Riveron, a national business advisory firm, from October 2018 through April 2021. In his role with Riveron, Mr. Mell led projects at TriMas to support continuous improvement efforts within TriMas' Packaging and Aerospace segments. Mr. Mell has more than 25 years of leadership experience providing strategic, financial and operational advisory services focused on value creation and transformational change management. Prior to Riveron, Mr. Mell served as Managing Director at Ernst & Young from October 2017 to October 2018. Mr. Mell also served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Motus Integrated Technologies from January 2017 to October 2017. Mr. Mell has held senior leadership positions within several global consulting firms, including McKinsey & Company and AlixPartners. Mr. Mell’s previous experience also includes serving in multiple C-Suite roles for both public and privately-held companies in the industrial manufacturing, aerospace and energy industries.
Jill S. Stress. Ms. Stress, age 46, was appointed the Company's Chief Human Resources Officer in April 2023. Ms. Stress joined the Company in 2009 and was formerly the Company's Director of Compensation and Benefits. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Stress was the Manager of Benefits, Compensation and Human Resources Systems at Behr America.
Jodi F. Robin. Ms. Robin, age 43, was appointed the Company's General Counsel and Secretary in April 2021. Ms. Robin joined the Company in 2010 as Associate General Counsel and was promoted to Deputy General Counsel in 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Robin was an attorney with Reed Smith LLP in Chicago, Illinois.
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