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Tower International Appoints Alison Davis-Blake to Its Board of Directors [Manufacturing Close - Up](Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Tower International reported that Alison Davis-Blake, Dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, has been elected to the company's Board of Directors. Davis-Blake replaces Jonathan Gallen, who resigned due to other commitments. In its release, Tower International said that prior to becoming Dean at Ross in 2011, Davis-Blake had been Dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota since 2006. Tower noted that Davis-Blake was the first female Dean at both Carlson and Ross. She previously served on the faculties at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Texas. Davis-Blake is an expert in strategic human resource management and organization design. "We are delighted to welcome Alison to our Board," said Chairman Nicholas Chabraja and President and CEO Mark Malcolm. "Her leadership accomplishments, expertise in human resources, and connection to one of the world's great universities can bring a fresh viewpoint and be great assets for Tower. On behalf of the Board, we also thank Jonathan for his contributions to Tower over the past four years and wish him and his family good health and success." Tower International is an integrated global manufacturer of engineered automotive structural metal components and assemblies. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |