David Fischer

David Fischer is a Sales, Marketing and Strategy Specialist with more than 38 years of experience in the automotive industry supplying to Auto OEMs and Tier One suppliers. Currently, David is providing consulting services to Automotive and Chemical suppliers providing counsel on their sales, marketing, and growth strategies. In addition, he is an active staff member of the Michigan State Senator. In December 2017, David retired as Axalta Coating System’s Vice President, Global Market Strategy and Growth, for their Transportation Coatings business. He was instrumental in growing the business through organic growth, new investment, joint ventures, and acquisitions. In 2013, DuPont divested its global coatings business, and the new company became Axalta Coating Systems. David stayed with the new company as a strategic member of the transportation business management team. Prior to Axalta, David held a variety of positions at DuPont’s Finishes Group within its industrial and transportation business. David is a native of the Detroit metropolitan area and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, and a master’s in business administration with a concentration in finance and market research from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.