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CORPORATE INFORMATION:


Meet the key people who guide our company and review our corporate governance practices.

Corporate Governance

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  • Board of Directors
  • - Christopher J. Steffen, Chairman
    Christopher J. Steffen has been Chairman of the board of directors since December 2003 and a director since October 2003. Mr. Steffen has been an advisor to Wall Street Management and Capital, Inc. since 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Steffen served as the Vice Chairman and Director of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank, N.A. In 1993, Mr. Steffen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Kodak. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Steffen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Director of Honeywell, Inc. Mr. Steffen serves as director of Accelrys, Inc. He formerly served as Chairman of the board of directors of Veltri Metal Products, director and Chairman of the audit committee of Seminis, Inc. and as director and Chairman of the audit committee of UCMS Pty.
    - David M. Sindelar, Chief Executive Officer
    David M. Sindelar has been a director since August 2001 and Chief Executive Officer since July 2001. He also served as Senior Vice President from January 1997 through June 2001 and Chief Financial Officer since our inception through June 2001. Mr. Sindelar has over 20 years of experience in finance and operations areas of manufacturing companies in a variety of industries.
    - Timothy L. Conlon, President and Chief Operating Officer
    Timothy L. Conlon has been a director, President and Chief Operating Officer since October 1998. Mr. Conlon has over 25 years of experience in the operations of manufacturing companies in a variety of industries.
    - Jack D. Furst, Senior Advisor – HM Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.)
    Jack D. Furst has been affiliated with HM Capital Partners, LLC (HMC) since 1989, the year in which it was formed. Mr. Furst has over 20 years experience in leveraged acquisitions and private investments. Mr. Furst is involved in all aspects of HMC’s business and has been actively involved in originating, structuring and monitoring its investments. Mr. Furst serves on the Boards of Directors of Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. and Activant Solutions Inc.
    - Edward Herring, Partner – HM Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.)
    Edward Herring is a Partner of HMC. Mr. Herring has been affiliatedwith HMC since 1998 and has been involved in a variety of investment transactions spanning multiple industry sectors. Mr. Herring is also a director of BlackBrush Energy, Capital for Kids and Swett and Crawford. Prior to joining HMTF, Mr. Herring was an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co.
    - Robert A. Hamwee, Co-President – GSCP (NJ), Inc.
    Robert A. Hamwee has been a director since January 2003. Mr. Hamwee joined GSC Group at its inception in 1999. He is a member of GSC's Management Committee. Mr. Hamwee was with Greenwich Street Capital Partners from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Hamwee is Chairman of the Board of APW Ltd. and Precision Partners, Inc. Mr. Hamwee also currently serves as a director of Duke Place Holdings, L.P.
    - Robert F. Cummings, Senior Managing Director – GSCP (NJ), Inc.
    Robert F. Cummings, Jr. has been a director since January 2003. Mr. Cummings joined GSC Group in 2002. He is Chairman of the GSC Risk & Conflicts Valuation Committees. For the prior 28 years, Mr. Cummings was with Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was a member of the Corporate Finance Department, advising corporate clients on financing, mergers and acquisitions and strategic financial issues. Mr. Cummings is a director of Corning Incorporated, GSC Investment Corp., GSC Capital Corp., Precision Partners, Inc. and RR Donnelley & Sons Company.
    - Diane H. Gulyas, Group Vice President – DuPont Performance Materials, E.I. DuPont de Nemours
    Diane H. Gulyas has been a director since January 2003. Ms. Gulyas is Group Vice President – DuPont Performance Materials of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and has held such position since July 2006. Before being appointed Group Vice President – DuPont Performance Materials, she was Chief Marketing & Sales Officer of E.I. DuPont de Nemours, a position she had held since April 2004. Since 1978, Ms. Gulyas has held various positions with DuPont including Group Vice President of DuPont Electronics and Communications Technology, Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Board and Global Business Director.
    - Richard A. McGinn, Retired CEO – Lucent Technologies
    Richard A. McGinn has been a director since January 2003. Mr. McGinn has been a General Partner at RRE Ventures (a private company that invests in entrepreneurial information technology companies) since August 2001. From 1997 to October 2000, Mr. McGinn served as Chief Executive Officer of Lucent Technologies, Inc. Mr. McGinn is a director of American Express Company.
    - Richard W. Vieser, Retired Chairman – Varian Medical Systems
    Richard W. Vieser has been a director since 1997. Mr. Vieser is the retired Chairman of the Board of Varian Medical Systems where he served from April 1999 to February 2003. From June 1985 to December 1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of FL Industries, Inc. (a manufacturer of electrical components). From September 1986 to December 1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of FL Aerospace (a manufacturer and developer of aviation lighting). From March 1987 to December 1989, Mr. Vieser served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lear Siegler, Inc. (a diversified manufacturing company). From April 1984 through June 1985, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McGraw-Edison Company.
  • Board Committees
  • Audit Committee Members:

    - Richard W. Vieser, Committee Chair
    - Christopher J. Steffen
    - Diane H. Gulyas
    - Robert F. Cummings
    - Richard A. McGinn

    Compensation Committee Members:

    - Richard A. McGinn, Committee Chair
    - Robert A. Hamwee
    - Edward Herring
    - Christopher J. Steffen
  • Corporate Governance Documents
  • Viasystems strives for excellence in corporate governance practices, which the Company recognizes is fundamental to ensuring that the long-term interest of our stakeholders is being served. Viasystems’ management, together with our Board of Directors, continually evaluates processes and implements procedures designed to maintain strong governance and operations standards. In doing so, we strive to manage the Company according to the highest principles of responsibility and integrity, and align the interests of management and the Board with those of our stakeholders.
    This section is intended to provide you with an overview of Viasystems’ corporate governance policies and procedures. Please continue to check back to this site as information will be updated as it becomes available. In addition, we refer you to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov


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