Nissan North America Town Hall Meeting
Feb. 22, 2012
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Registration, Light Lunch and Networking
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Program
Troy Marriott • 200 W. Big Beaver Rd. • Troy, Mich.

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OESA invites Nissan suppliers to a supplier town hall meeting with Nissan North America on Feb. 22, 2012, at the Troy Marriott, Troy, Mich. This is Nissan’s second OESA town hall.

Suppliers will meet a cross-functional team of Nissan executives whom interface with suppliers including purchasing, engineering and quality.  Individual presentations will feature Rebecca Vest, vice president, purchasing, Nissan North America, Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO), and Carla Bailo, president, Nissan Technical Center North America (NTCNA), senior vice president, NNA R&D Americas.  Vest oversees Nissan’s purchasing activities for the company’s manufacturing operations in the U.S. and Mexico.  Bailo is responsible for all of Nissan’s vehicle engineering and development operations in Michigan, Arizona, Mexico and Brazil. 

Other Nissan executives joining Vest and Bailo to speak on Nissan initiatives and answer questions include:

• Vincent Valdmann, Director, North America Vehicle, RNPO
• Emmanuel Boudon, Director, Purchasing Project Management, Nissan North America, Inc. and RNPO North America Tooling
• Dana Hargitt, Director, Supplier Quality Assurance, Nissan North America, Inc.
• Gary Zoller, Director, Powertrain RNPO and Director, Powertrain Project Management Nissan North America
• Michael Awdish, Manager, Marketing Communications, Nissan North America
• Guy Wagner, Director, Purchasing Administration, Nissan North America

In addition, Bob Sump, vice president, components engineering, NTCNA, will join the Nissan team for the Q-and-A session.  Attendees may register and network with Nissan executives from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A light lunch will be provided during this time.  The town hall, including the question and answer session, will run from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nissan executives will be available for informal discussions following the meeting as well. Do not miss this important opportunity to meet with this cross-functional team of Nissan executives.

OESA members may register in the events section of http://www.oesa.org. Nissan suppliers that are not OESA members may use the attached registration form and fax it to 248.952.6404. For registration assistance, contact Felece Hickman at 248.952.6401 ext. 237 or fhickman@oesa.org.

Registration Fees

Note:  Refunds cannot be given after Feb. 15, 2012.  Substitutions are always welcome. Pay at the door registrants are held to the same cancellation policy as prepaid registrants and will be invoiced if cancellation is not received by Feb. 15, 2012.  Fax this completed registration form to 248.952.6404 or register online at http://www.oesa.org.

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