JTEKT Toyoda Americas Corp. Announces New Leadership

Photo Credit: JTEKT Toyoda Americas Corp.

JTEKT Toyoda Americas Corp. has hired a new president and COO, Michael Defer. The change in management took place after former President Howard Michael retired from his position after 25 years.

Prior to working at JTEKT Toyoda, Defer served as an executive at Alfing, Chiron and Heller. Defer began his new role at JTEKT Toyoda on January 3, 2022.

With the position it holds in the broader JTEKT corporation, Defer says, “JTEKT gives us an expansive offering to customers, where we can go into many different industries. We will build on the good reputation of the Toyoda brand.”

According to the company, Defer offers a vision outside of the traditional industries and applications. Defer has experience in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive, and he plans to work closely with his team to grow the company both within its traditional areas of expertise as well as into new markets.

Related Content

Leading Mold Manufacturers Share Best Practices for Improving Efficiency

Precise Tooling Solutions, X-Cell Tool and Mold, M&M Tool and Mold, Ameritech Die & Mold, and Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing, sit down for a fast-paced Q&A focused on strategies for improving efficiencies across their operations.
MMT Chats: Acquisition Trends and Lessons for Mold Builders

Jim Berklas is a former full-time M&A lawyer for several of the largest private equity firms in the country and has 25 years of M&A experience and 200 closed transaction. Today, he is founder and M&A Leader with Augmented Industry Services. He joins me for this MMT Chat on mergers and acquisitions trends and strategies within in the mold manufacturing industry. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
ICYMI: MMT Chats: True Leadership Leads to Mentoring, Part 1

This trio from TK Mold and Engineering in Romeo, Michigan, joins me to discuss the role of leadership and culture in mentorship. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.