William Hovest

William Hovest currently serves as General Manager at Tempered and Specialty Metals since May 2023. Previously, William held several key roles at Tenneco from December 2007 to April 2023, including Director of Purchasing and Business Manager, overseeing North America customer business for major automotive clients such as VW, BMW, Daimler, and Volvo. Prior to Tenneco, William worked at Faurecia as Program Manager, managing project launches, and at Pioneer Automotive Technologies as Program Engineer, focusing on radio design and project management for new business with Honda. William Hovest earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Dayton between 1992 and 1996.