Matthew Cole

Matthew Cole joined Aptiv in January 2023 as senior vice president and president of the Advanced Safety & User Experience (AS&UX) Business Unit.

In this role, Mr. Cole is responsible for creating and executing the AS&UX strategy and operating plans for each of the AS&UX regions, as well as the Global Engineering Services organization, which includes 8,500 technologists located in eight major technical centers across the globe.

Mr. Cole has worked in the automotive industry since 1992 when he started his engineering career at Ford Motor Company. He has held a series of increasingly responsible leadership roles at Tier One OEM automotive suppliers, including Visteon and Johnson Controls.

During his 21-year career at Visteon, Mr. Cole held various positions including senior vice president, Product Development, Global Electronics; general manager, Yanfeng, Visteon Automotive Electronics; director, Electronics Product Development; joint venture chief executive officer; business planning and strategy manager; and Powertrain project supervisor. He has extensive global experience leading product development, engineering and program management organizations.

Most recently, Mr. Cole served as president of Tech Transformations, an automotive consulting firm focused on helping global automotive electronics companies establish agility strategies and implement technology-focused transformation initiatives.

Mr. Cole graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master of Science in Engineering Management and also holds a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University.