Visteon Corporation is an American global automotive electronics supplier and Fortune 500 company spun off from the Ford Motor Company in 2000.

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James Barrese is the current director at [Visteon](/org/visteon). Prior to this, they were the strategic advisor and principal at Altos Group from June 2016 to July 2021. There, they provided technology consulting services across a wide array of domains and was a hands-on consultant to investors, executive teams, founders, and operators. 

Engagements James worked on included being a private equity advisor to EQT and [Advent](/org/advent), board director on transforming payments with the healthcare industry's most advanced, effective, and flexible SaaS platform for revenue cycle management (Waystar), technology advisor & board director for industry-leading AI computer vision, secure payments, advanced biometrics, or assured digital identity solutions (Idemia), advisor and board director for industry leading secure collaboration SaaS Platform for the M&A industry (Datasite- acquired by [CapVest](/org/capvest)), board director for a digital advertising optimization platform business (Marin Software), and formal technology advisor role for the CEO and executive staff of this leading European multinational telecommunication services company undergoing a massive digital transformation (Veon). James was also an affiliate and advisor to founders at [Webb Investment Network](/org/webb-investment-network) as well as working with other clients such as Facebook, [Northwestern Mutual](/org/northwestern-mutual), [Teradata](/org/teradata), [Walmart](/org/walmart)/Sam's Club, and early-stage/startup companies.

Skills that James has developed over their career include expertise in digital platform strategies, scaling technology organizations and systems, software engineering & development, cloud, cybersecurity, machine learning /

James Barrese has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

James Barrese

Sachin Lawande is the current President & CEO at [Visteon](/org/visteon). Sachin has also previously served as the Chief Software Architect at Harman Becker from January 2006 to December 2009, the Chief Technology Officer at HARMAN International from January 2009 to December 2011, and the Executive Vice President & President Lifestyle Division at HARMAN International from May 2005 to June 2015. Prior to that, they were the Director of Product Management at QNX Software Systems from January 2001 to December 2006, and the Director of Internet Appliances Engineering at 3Com from January 1996 to December 2001. Sachin started their career as a Network Engineer at Meridian Technology Corporation from January 1991 to December 1994.

Sachin Lawande has earned a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bombay University.

Some individuals on their team include Markus Schupfner - SVP & CTO, Qais Sharif - Vice President Display Product Line, and Kristin Trecker - SVP & CHRO.

Sachin Lawande

Kristin Trecker is currently the SVP & CHRO at [Visteon](/org/visteon). Prior to their current position, they served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Integer Holdings Corp. (formerly Greatbatch Medical) from January 2015 to December 2017. In this role, they led HR integration activities to create a unified workplace culture with common employee standards and practices. Kristin also partnered with the CEO to develop a worldwide road show designed to educate employees on the vision for the newly formed company. Her role was expanded to include corporate brand, public relations, and marketing communications.

During their time at Integer Holdings Corp., Kristin prioritize HR focus after the merger to drive clarity when defining the sales organization structure, roles, and associated incentive plans. This led to an increase in sales revenue from -5.0% to +2.5% within two years. Kristin also initiated global workshops to define the new company culture and values by soliciting feedback from employees worldwide. In addition, they transformed the HR function to support the new scale and size of the company and partnered across the executive team to redefine the role of HR. Finally, they established new short- and long-term incentive plans to address retention concerns and reward growth.

Kristin has also been successful in identifying pivotal roles with the greatest impact on strategy execution and creating tailored development and communication plans to increase incumbent effectiveness. Kristin has also significantly increased communication effectiveness by developing a standardized cadence with increased transparency and timeliness, resulting in improved employee trust of executive team and confidence in the company.

Kristin Trecker holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from [Luther College](/org/luther-college) and an advanced degree in Communications from [Duke University](/org/duke-university)'s Fuqua School of Business. Kristin is also certified by SHRM in SPHR.

Kristin Trecker reports to Sachin Lawande, President & CEO. They work with Raman Mehta - VP & CIO, Brett Pynnonen - SVP & General Counsel, and Jochen Ladwig - Senior Vice President, Global Quality and Procurement. and Rishi Bhatnagar - Global Head, Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand reports to Kristin Trecker.

Kristin Trecker

Kristopher Doyle is the Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations at [Visteon](/org/visteon). Kristopher has over ten years of experience in finance and accounting. Kristopher began their career as an intern at Casimir Capital, where they worked on various finance and accounting projects. Kristopher then joined [Hess Corporation](/org/hess-corporation) as a Treasury Supervisor, Forecast Analyst. In this role, they were responsible for forecasting the company's cash needs and managing its relationship with banks. Kristopher then spent six years at Halliburton, where they were the global head of finance and accounting for the company's Consulting & Project Management product line. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing the financial operations of four sub-product lines including integrated project management, upstream oil & gas, well response, and consulting. Kristopher joined [Visteon](/org/visteon) in 2018 and has since been responsible for the company's treasury and investor relations functions.

Kristopher Doyle has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from NYU Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Rhode Island - College of Business. Kristopher also has certification from Scuba Schools International in Open Water Diver, [CFA Institute](/org/cfa-institute) in Chartered Financial Analyst, Association for Financial Professionals in Certified Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Professional, and [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university) in Business Leadership Development II.

Their manager is Jerome Rouquet, SVP & CFO.

Kristopher Doyle

Joao Paulo Ribeiro leads [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s global operations activities. Responsible for driving operational excellence across [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s 25 facilities in Europe, the Americas and Asia, he leads an organization that employs approximately 7,000 employees and manufactures more than 250,000 end items each day.

Ribeiro brings with him more than 25 years of automotive experience including leadership roles of increasing responsibility during a 22-year career with Ford and [Visteon](/org/visteon). Most recently, he served as vice president of manufacturing operations for [Visteon](/org/visteon) plants in Mexico, Slovakia and Portugal. Prior to this role, Ribeiro served as [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s European operations director, and from October 2010 to July 2014, he was the managing director of [Visteon](/org/visteon) in Palmela.

Ribeiro has extensive experience developing a global competitive manufacturing footprint – driven by technology and employing lean manufacturing methodologies – to achieve consistent class-leading performance across all regions. He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal.

Joao Paulo Ribeiro

As senior vice president and chief financial officer, Jerome Rouquet leads all financial activities for [Visteon](/org/visteon), including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax, audit and investor relations. He also oversees acquisitions and divestitures.

Before joining [Visteon](/org/visteon) in January 2020, Rouquet served as senior vice president finance, motorparts at Tenneco, Inc. following its acquisition of Federal-Mogul. Prior to the acquisition, Rouquet held various financial leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Federal-Mogul, including senior vice president and chief financial officer, chief accounting officer and controller, and finance director.

Prior to Federal-Mogul, Rouquet served in various roles at Imaje, ranging from logistics manager to financial controller.

Rouquet has a master of business and management degree from the Institut Superieur de Gestion in Paris, France and completed the international business management program at the Manhattan Institute of Management in New York, U.S.

Jerome Rouquet

Ladwig leads all aspects of global quality and procurement, with the goal of driving continuous quality improvement for [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s customers. His quality responsibilities include product development, manufacturing and supplier quality, including product safety, quality management processes and compliance. He is also responsible for [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s global procurement and supplier quality activities, including those for joint venture operations and supplier strategic partnerships.

Ladwig joined [Visteon](/org/visteon) in October 2017 as vice president, global procurement and supplier quality, and was named to his current position in January 2020. He previously served 17 years in management positions of increasing responsibility at Daimler AG and DaimlerChrysler. His most recent position at Daimler was head of procurement and supplier quality for connected systems and digital content. He previously led procurement and supplier quality for Daimler’s global processes, methods and support. He has extensive background in electronics quality and procurement.

Jochen Ladwig

Matt Cole has global responsibility for the technical delivery for all customer programs and skills development for software, hardware, mechanical, electrical and systems engineering.

Cole has approximately 24 years of automotive industry experience, including positions in manufacturing, product design, product planning and program management. His career has included various leadership assignments in five countries, most of which included the leadership of technical assets. In 2005 he was placed on international assignment in India to establish and manage two joint ventures. Following that assignment, he managed the Asia-Pacific engineering teams for [Visteon](/org/visteon)’s electronics business and also was appointed general manager, Yanfeng [Visteon](/org/visteon) Automotive Electronics for two years.

After 19 years with [Visteon](/org/visteon), Cole joined [Johnson Controls](/org/johnson-controls) where, after one year as vice president of product management for the Electronics Group, he was appointed vice president, electronics engineering, based in Cergy, France. In that role, he helped transform the engineering organization from a regional to global structure, and enabled the development of infotainment and advanced products. He also participated with leadership in divesting [Johnson Controls](/org/johnson-controls)’ electronics business to [Visteon](/org/visteon) in July 2014.

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