Cooper-Standard hires former Bridgestone exec

NORTHVILLE, Mich.—Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. has named Shannon Quinn vice president and chief commercial and strategy officer. In this role, Quinn will be responsible for the global commercial group, overseeing the corporate strategy therein, and will report to Patrick Clark, senior vice president and managing director of global automotive.

Quinn, who began her career as a product engineer at Ford Motor Co. in 1991, comes to Cooper-Standard from Bridgestone Corp., where she served as president of consumer original equipment for North America from 2017-22. In this role, she oversaw business development, commercial negotiations, program management, strategy and the overall profit and loss for the business unit. She also led the new initiative to expand Bridgestone's overall business with new OE's and new mobility players.

"With more than 25 years of experience spanning a wide range of functions and product areas, Shannon is a great fit for her new role as chief commercial and strategy officer and member of our Global Leadership Team," said Clark. "She is a creative, proactive and an enthusiastic leader with an established record of improving performance. We are pleased to welcome Shannon to Cooper Standard and I am confident that she will be a key contributor in the continued growth and progress of the Company."

Prior to Bridgestone, Quinn held titles of increasing responsibility at Adient and its predecessor Johnson Controls, serving as vice president for the Ford business unit, where she was responsible for leading all new business pursuit opportunities and generation of revenue plans supporting overall business projections. She also worked several years with Visteon Corp.