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Piston Automotive was recognized as a top-performing global supplier at the 22nd annual Ford World Excellence Awards. Piston Automotive was announced as a Diversity Supplier of the Year and the Fitness Production Award winner during Ford Motor Company's virtual event on Oct. 30, 2020. "Piston Automotive is honored to be recognized by Ford Motor Company for both the Diversity Supplier of the Year Award and the Fitness Production Award. Piston Automotive is a leading MBE focused on complex module assemblies and value creation. Our dedicated team champions innovation and delivers on best in clas...

Piston Group's Joe Finn takes on dual leadership role Alexa St. John Joe Finn Joe Finn, CEO of the Irvin Products business of supplier Piston Group, is also assuming leadership of Piston's Detroit Thermal Systems business. Finn, 53, takes the helm effective immediately. Former Detroit Thermal Systems CEO Kurt Hall, 62, retired in November, Piston Group said Wednesday. Piston Group, based in Southfield, is controlled by former Detroit Pistons star Vinnie Johnson. Johnson led the acquisition of Irvin from scandal-ridden Japanese airbag supplier Takata Corp. in 2016 for a reported $175 million. ...

DBusiness Magazine Wilbert W. James Jr. // Photo courtesy of Piston Group Vinnie Johnson, chairman and CEO of Piston Group, announced the appointment of Wilbert W. James Jr. to the company’s board of directors. James served as the seventh president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, which is Toyota’s largest automotive manufacturing plant globally with more than 10,000 team members. He also served as manufacturing executive champion for quality, morale, and policy, and diversity initiatives for all of Toyota’s 14 North American manufacturing facilities. He was a charter member of T...