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Neil De Koker is the founding president of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA). Founded in August 1998, OESA represents suppliers of components, modules, systems, materials, equipment and services used in and by the original equipment automotive industry. OESA provides a forum for members to address issues of common interest, provides a voice for the industry and promotes the interests of the OE supplier community. The association currently represents 370 companies with global automotive sales of more than $300 billion.

His 45-year career in the automotive industry includes 23 years with General Motors Corp., where he played a lead role in the development and organization of Saturn Corp. De Koker spent four years at Magna International serving as senior vice president, helping to organize and manage the formation of the automotive systems corporations. In addition, he served as senior vice president for Tier 2 supplier companies The Woodbridge Group and MascoTech Inc. and co-owned a corporate communications company focused on automotive customers.

De Koker serves on the Board of the Automotive Hall of Fame, the Board of Trustees of Kettering University, the Board of the Center for Automotive Research, the Board of Trustees of the SAE Foundation and the Board of the Japan America Society of Greater Detroit and Windsor where he also served as chairman. He also serves on the Advisory Board of several educational and non-profit organizations.

De Koker is a Fellow of The Engineering Society (ESD), an organization that honored him as an “Outstanding Young Engineer” early in his career. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi where he was honored as Eminent Engineer in 1990. In 2004, De Koker was awarded the Executive Leadership Award from the Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit for his leadership in founding OESA and for its success in the industry. He received the 2004 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Michigan State University Broad College of Business, in addition, he received the 2007 Visionary Leadership Award from the SAE Foundation.