Michael Beckett

Michael Beckett is Chief Operating Officer for DURA Automotive. In this role, he is responsible for all strategic growth, P&L, and operational initiatives across the global enterprise, which includes operations in 15 countries spanning Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

DURA is a leading tier-one supplier of lightweight structural systems, luxury exterior trim systems and mechatronics to premier automotive brands. Michael mentors DURA teams to achieve benchmark levels of customer service, quality performance, and environmental leadership. His intense focus on lean manufacturing and total value management (TVM), coupled with a zero-defects approach, has delivered sustainable gains in overall performance and bottom-line results. Michael is based in the award-winning DURA-Birmingham, United Kingdom facility.

Michael joined DURA in 2016 as Vice President Operations Finance. In 2017 he was promoted to Vice President of Operations – Europe. Michael joined DURA following an accomplished finance, operations and general management career of more than 30 years with Delphi Automotive. During his tenure at Delphi, he served prominent roles as Finance Director for Electronics-Europe and Managing Director for Infotainment and Driver Interface Products. From 2012-2015 Michael served as Managing Director – Electrical / Electronic Architecture in Germany, where he instituted a wide-scale manufacturing footprint transformation while improving quality metrics and customer satisfaction. Prior to that, Michael held roles of Finance Director of Infotainment and Driver Interface Products and Finance Director of Delphi Electrical and Electronic Architectures as well as Controls and Security Products.