January-February 2019
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Butzel Long Attorney Named to Freedom of Information Act Education Team
Robin Luce Herrmann, an attorney and shareholder at Butzel Long’s Bloomfield Hills office, has been named to a team designed to educate the public about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Butzel Long Attorney Appointed to Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission
Reginald A. Pacis, an immigration law attorney for Detroit’s Butzel Long, was appointed in late December by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder commissioner to the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission. His term runs through November 2022.
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Delphi Technologies in Troy Names CEO
London’s Delphi Technologies, which has its North American headquarters in Troy, today announced the appointment of Richard F. Dauch as CEO, effective immediately. He will also join the company’s board of directors.
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Bingham Farms’ Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan Announces 2019 President, Executive Committee
The Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan Wednesday announced its 2019 executive committee. Robert M. Tedesco will serve as president of the Bingham Farms organization.
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Warner Norcross Names Four New Partners in Southfield and Macomb County Offices
Warner Norcross and Judd today announced it has named two partners to its Southfield office and two partners to its Macomb County office. A total of eight new partners were named across the state.
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Technology Offers Efficiency, People Provide Insight
SPECIAL SECTION ADVERTISING Few people would argue that technology has made it easier for companies to connect with their customers. At a minimum, most businesses have a website, which provides […]
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Troy’s Trion Solutions Names CFO, Vice President-Corporate Controller
Trion Solutions, a Troy-based professional employer organization that manages human resources administration for more than 600 small-mid-size businesses in the U.S., has promoted Robert Naglick to CFO and Reuben Rienstra to vice president-corporate controller.
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PrizeLogic in Southfield Names CEO
Southfield’s PrizeLogic, an incentivized engagement company whose clients include PepsiCo, MillerCoors and Samsung, has announced the appointment of Ryan LaMirand to CEO.
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Grand Rapids’ Varnum LLP Announces Chair, Executive Partner
Varnum LLP in Grand Rapids has announced Ronald G. DeWaard will serve as chair of the partnership and policy committee, and Scott J. Hill will serve as executive partner.
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Madison Heights’ Greater Detroit Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Names 2019 Board Officers, Directors
Madison Heights’ Greater Detroit Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today announced the election of board officers and board directors for 2019.
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Dickinson Wright in Detroit Announces Chairman
Detroit’s Dickinson Wright PLLC has announced William T. Burgess was elected chairman effective Jan. 1. Burgess served as the firm’s CEO for the past nine years and will resume his practice in the areas of banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring, and municipal and regulatory affairs.
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Royal Oak’s Howard & Howard Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group Names Chair
Howard & Howard Trust and Estate Planning Practice Group in Royal Oak has named Michael Beals chair. Beals has more than 30 years of experience providing legal counsel to privately-owned businesses and high-net-worth entrepreneurs.
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The Future is Here
Global automakers will roll out autonomous vehicles in the new year. After the self-driving shakeout, which OEMs and auto suppliers will stay in the game, and which new players will join the fray?
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City Circuit
The Buhl family starts a racing, driver education, and marketing enterprise in Detroit’s Corktown district.
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PDA Q&A: Cynthia Hutchison
The E-Interview, Senior Director of Automation Alley, Troy
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Detroit-based Dickinson Wright Elects Six Members
Detroit’s Dickinson Wright PLLC has announced the election of six new member attorneys from Southeast Michigan.
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HOPE At Home Health Care in Southfield Names Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer
Southfield’s HOPE At Home Health Care has announced the appointment of Cleamon Moorer Jr. as chief business development and strategy officer.
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The Son Also Rises
A formerly down-on-its-luck restaurant worker now owns multiple eateries in Royal Oak and Howell.
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Clark Hill Promotes Attorneys to Members, Senior Attorneys Across Michigan
Clark Hill has announced the promotion of senior attorneys to members and associates to senior attorneys in its Birmingham, Detroit, and Grand Rapids locations.
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New York’s JPMorgan Chase Names Detroit Leader of Advancing Cities Philanthropic Efforts
JPMorgan Chase in New York has announced September Hargrove will lead the company’s philanthropic efforts in Detroit.
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New Frontier
The shift to autonomous vehicles, an expensive and technically challenging endeavor, is causing automakers and suppliers to transform their product lines and workforce with no guarantee of future profits.
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Detroit Medical Center Names Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer
The Detroit Medical Center has appointed Dr. Leonardo Lozada chief medical officer and Travis Maher chief nursing officer for Detroit Receiving, Harper University, and Hutzel Women’s hospitals.
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Detroit-based Dykema Names New Members
Dykema in Detroit has named Jarrod T. Smith and Dawn N. Williams members.
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Auto Show 2.0
Auto shows worldwide are struggling to stay relevant in an era of fewer new models and rising display costs. Can the Detroit auto show survive?
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Flagstar in Troy Names Senior Vice President, Director of Investment and Insurance Services
David L. Mayer Jr. has joined Troy’s Flagstar as senior vice president and director of investment and insurance services.
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Southfield’s Jaffe Raitt Heuer and Weiss Names Partner
Kreuza Gjezi has been named partner at Jaffe Raitt Heuer and Weiss P.C. in Southfield.
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Big Three Executives: Ford Motor Co. 2019
Revenue was up 3 percent in the third-quarter compared to the same period in 2017, but overall profits were down $600 million due to challenges in China. Profits from North American operations are up 8.8 percent due to strong demand for trucks and SUVs.
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Big Three Executives: General Motors Co. 2019
In the third quarter of 2018, GM posted a profit of $2.5 billion, compared to a loss of $3 billion during the same period in 2017, which was due to the sale of Opel/Vauxhall in Europe. Sales of all-new full-size trucks are credited with this year’s gains.
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Big Three Executives: FCA 2019
FCA’s third-quarter profits were $640 million, down from $1.1 billion in 2017. The decline was largely due to an estimated $794-million charge stemming from diesel engine software issues. North American sales continue to bolster the company balance sheet, where the automaker had a 12.9 percent market share.
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Giffels Webster Promotes Three to Partners
Giffels Webster, a Detroit-based consulting firm specializing in planning, land development, and infrastructure solutions, has promoted three to partners.
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Washington, D.C. Lawyers of Detroit’s Clark Hill Named Top Lobbyists by The Hill
Clark Hill PLC, which is based in Detroit, has announced that Kevin Kelly and Charlie Spies, co-leaders of the firm’s government and public affairs practice in Washington, D.C., have again been named top lobbyists by The Hill.
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The Community House in Birmingham Names Three Board Members
The Community House in Birmingham, a nonprofit that offers classes, camps, and social and charitable events, has named three new members to its board of directors.
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It’s a Duesy
Gilmore Car Museum expects new Duesenberg exhibit to attract more visitors to Hickory Corner.
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Food Smart
A strong economy would seemingly portend an easier workload for Gleaners Community Food Bank in Detroit, but the nonprofit organization finds that even as more people are employed, providing nutritious […]
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Farbman Group in Southfield Names Executive Vice President
Southfield’s Farbman Group, a full-service commercial real estate firm, promoted Ron Goldstone to executive vice president from senior vice president.
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Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Rejoins Detroit’s Butzel Long
Kurtis T. Wilder, a former justice for the Michigan Supreme Court, has rejoined Detroit’s Butzel Long as of counsel. He practiced with the firm early in his career.
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Heart at Work
Tech entrepreneur Angel Gambino helped Ford Motor Co. establish its upcoming R&D mobility campus in Corktown, but she didn’t stop there.
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Sprocket City
The first American ‘superbike’ came from Detroit; today, few motorcycles are more collectible.
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Chief Legal Counsel for Snyder Administration Joins Grand Rapids’ Warner, Norcross, and Judd
Travis W. Weber, chief legal counsel for former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, has joined Warner Norcross and Judd LLP. He will practice in the firm’s Southfield and Lansing offices.
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Death of a Tradition
After selling Gas Station TV in Detroit, Mark Alhermizi used his technical skills to transform how people share the news and memories of a deceased loved one.
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Comcast in Plymouth Names 2 Vice Presidents
Comcast’s Plymouth Township location has announced a new vice president of sales and marketing and a new vice president of customer service strategy and operations.
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Detroit’s Clark Hill Names Director of Marketing
Roy Sexton has been named director of marketing for Clark Hill, a Detroit-based law and professional services firm.
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Virtual Care
The telemedicine trend.
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Detroit’s Huron Capital Names 3 Partners
Huron Capital, a Detroit-based lower-middle-market private equity firm, has announced Brian C. Walker is joining the firm as partner – strategic leadership.
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Flash Wash
How an automotive photographer used the concept of a car wash to produce rapid images of cars and trucks.
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Birmingham’s Conway MacKenzie Promotes 3 Members
Conway MacKenzie, a Birmingham-based global management consulting and financial advisory firm, has promoted three members in its Detroit office.
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Less is More
A chef pares the menu to boost the bottom line. // Photographs by Jacob Lewkow
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Industry 4.0
The rebound of the manufacturing sector in recent years has helped stabilize and propel the state’s economy. More growth is on the horizon, as recent federal policies favor production on […]
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Novi’s Luna Entertainment Names Director, Vice President
Luna Entertainment, a Novi-based gaming company, has named a director and a vice president.
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Southfield’s Area Agency on Aging 1-B Adds Director of Philanthropy
Katie Brennan has been named the first director of philanthropy for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B in Southfield.
