Corporate Governance

Sachin Lawande

Sachin Lawande has been president and CEO of Visteon since June 29, 2015. He also serves on Visteon’s board of directors.

Lawande is considered one of the foremost technology and business thought leaders in automotive original equipment electronics industry. Throughout his career, he has championed the need for suppliers of automotive cockpit electronics to evolve to meet the demands of the connected car era and, ultimately, autonomous vehicles. Since joining Visteon, Lawande has shaped Visteon into the largest Tier 1 supplier focused exclusively on the fast-growing cockpit electronics segment, driving consistent financial performance, introducing next-generation technology, and generating record levels of new business wins with global automakers.

Lawande also serves on the board of directors of DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, with $26 billion in annual revenue.

Before joining Visteon, Lawande had been president of the Infotainment Division of Harman International Industries since 2013, and an executive vice president since 2009. His other leadership roles at Harman included executive vice president (EVP) and president of the Lifestyle Division, EVP and co-president of the Automotive Division, EVP and chief technology officer, and chief software architect.

Lawande has a wealth of experience in developing embedded systems and software and holds four patents in communications software. He has a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications from Bombay University in India, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Jerome Rouquet

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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

Before joining 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.

Brett Pynnonen

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Brett Pynnonen is responsible for Visteon’s global legal and compliance activities. He joined Visteon in March 2016 from Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, a global automotive supplier based in Southfield, Michigan, where he was senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

Prior to joining Federal-Mogul in 2007, Pynnonen was general counsel and secretary of Covansys Corporation, a publicly traded technology services company. Before that, he was an attorney at the law firm of Butzel Long, based in Detroit, Michigan, after beginning his legal career as a judicial law clerk to Michigan Supreme Court Justice Patricia J. Boyle.

Pynnonen has more than 20 years of legal experience, including extensive experience in the automotive industry and internationally, with deep expertise in compliance and corporate transactions, as well as intellectual property strategy and risk management.

Pynnonen has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Western Michigan University, and a juris doctor from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan.

Qais Sharif

Vice President and General Manager of the Americas, Global Vice President of Display Product Lines

As vice president of the displays product line, Qais Sharif defines the strategic direction and technology roadmap for Visteon’s largest product line. With a strong track record in growing sales, developing and converting new business opportunities, Sharif is leading transformational strategies to deliver significant growth in Visteon’s display product market share.

Prior to joining Visteon, Sharif was vice president, IT and mobile technology, for LG Display, where he was responsible for automotive sales, marketing and operations of the IT/mobile LCD business, with emphasis on developing business with automakers in the U.S. He has deep electronics industry business development experience gained through positions at LG Display, TE, Sharp Microelectronics and Toshiba Electronics.

Sharif also has extensive experience in building successful teams and is a strong believer in establishing productive customer relationships and networks to drive new technology into worldwide markets. He values collaborative leadership, creativity and analytical thinking as critical to deliver growth.

Sharif holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University, as well as several professional qualifications in sales management.

Kristin Trecker

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Kristin Trecker is responsible for global human resources strategy and programs, including workforce planning, company culture, recruitment, talent development, employee engagement, and compensation and benefits. She joined Visteon in May 2018, bringing more than 20 years of human resources leadership, with significant experience at growth-oriented global companies in the engineering and software industries.

Before joining Visteon, Trecker was executive vice president and CHRO for Integer Holdings Corp. (formerly Greatbatch, Inc.), the world’s largest medical device outsource manufacturer. Previously, she was senior vice president and CHRO of MTS Systems Corp., a global engineering firm serving industries including automotive, energy, aerospace and biomedical. Prior to these roles, Kristin spent 16 years with Lawson Software, Inc. in roles of increasing responsibility, ranging from director of compensation and benefits to senior vice president of human resources

Trecker is a former co-president and board member of the HR Executive Forum. She has a bachelor’s degree in management from Luther College and studied in the executive education program at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.

Bob Vallance

Senior Vice President of Global Customer Business Groups, Product Lines, and General Manager APAC Region

Bob Vallance leads the profitable growth of Visteon’s business. The customer business groups drive above-market growth of customer accounts across Visteon’s core product portfolio, by commercializing Visteon’s leading technology solutions focused on the cockpit electronics user experience.  Leveraging Visteon’s global footprint and capability, the customer business groups oversee program delivery from the time a vehicle manufacturer awards business to Visteon until the time the program launches, and maintain commercial responsibility through the program lifecycle. Vallance also oversees the strategic growth of Visteon’s joint ventures in China.

Vallance has 30 years of automotive experience. He rejoined Visteon in July 2014 with the company’s acquisition of Johnson Controls’ electronics business.  During his six years with Johnson Controls, Vallance held various positions in Asia and the U.S., ultimately leading the electronics business as group vice president and general manager. Prior to that, Vallance spent 23 years at Ford Motor Co. and Visteon in product development, program and commercial management, strategy and planning, product marketing and manufacturing.  He has worked in the U.S., the U.K. and China.

Vallance has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Francis Scricco

Francis M. Scricco was named non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Visteon on Sept. 30, 2012, after being appointed to the board on Aug. 10, 2012.

Scricco spent 27 years in senior leadership positions in six different industries. He was senior vice president, manufacturing, logistics and procurement, for Avaya, Inc., a global business communications provider, from February 2007 until his retirement in October 2008.

Prior to that, he was Avaya’s senior vice president, global services, a position he held since March 2004. He is the former president and CEO of Arrow Electronics and before that served as president of Fisher Products Group. Scricco’s first operating role was as a general manager for General Electric Co. He began his career with The Boston Consulting Group. He currently serves on the boards of Masonite International Corporation as well as Transportation Insight, LLC, a privately held company.

James Barrese

James Barrese is the chief technology officer at Chime Inc., a mobile banking services company. Prior to that he served as chief technology officer and senior vice president, payment services, for PayPal from 2012 to June 2016, leading PayPal’s global technology organization, including technology strategy, product engineering, program management, data management, system operations and professional services. He previously spent nearly 10 years in executive technology roles at eBay Marketplaces, most recently as vice president of technology.

During his career, Barrese has served in multiple leadership roles defining and driving technology strategies and next-generation platforms during phases of both rapid growth and successful business turnarounds. Earlier in his career, he was vice president of engineering at Charitableway, a lead architect and manager at Accenture PLC (formerly Andersen Consulting), and a programmer in the materials science department at Stanford University. He got his start in technology with the Signal Corps in the U.S. Army. Barrese has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University. He has been a director of Visteon since Jan. 2, 2017.

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey D. Jones is an attorney with Kim & Chang, a South Korea-based law firm, a position he has held since 1980. Mr. Jones serves as chairman of the board of partners for Future Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Korea, both Korean non-profit foundations. He has been a director of Visteon since Oct. 1, 2010, and also serves on the board of SPC SAMLIP CO., LTD.

Bunsei Kure

Bunsei Kure is the former Chief Executive Officer of Renesas Electronics, a leading supplier of
semiconductor solutions to the global automotive industry, a position he held from June 2016 until
his retirement in June 2019. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President and then as
Chief Operating Officer of Nidec, the world’s largest electric motor company, from June 2013 to
Sept. 2015 and as the Chief Executive Officer of Calsonic Kansei, a large tier-1 supplier that is
now part of Marelli, from June 2008 to March 2013.

Kure brings extensive experience in the global automotive and semiconductor industries, and
knowledge of the Japanese automotive industry, including deep networks within Japanese OEMs
and suppliers. He holds a law degree from University of Tokyo and a master’s degree in public
affairs from Princeton University. Kure has been a director of Visteon since Feb. 1, 2022.

Joanne Maguire

Joanne M. Maguire’s experience in the aerospace and defense industries spans three decades. She served as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. from July 2006 until her retirement in May 2013. Before joining Lockheed Martin in 2003, she held a succession of increasingly responsible technical and management roles at TRW, culminating as vice president of business development and deputy to the sector CEO for TRW Space & Electronics, now part of Northrop Grumman. She also serves on the boards of CommScope Holding Company, Inc., Tetra Tech, Inc. and Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., a non-profit research and development organization. She has been a director of Visteon since January 2015.

Robert Manzo

Robert J. Manzo is the founder and managing partner of RJM, LLC, a provider of consulting services to troubled companies, which he started in 2005. From 2000-2005, he was the senior managing director of FTI Consulting, Inc., a global business advisory firm. He has extensive experience advising distressed companies in the automotive and other industries, and has financial and accounting expertise. He also serves on the board of directors of ADVANZ PHARMA Corp. and Bristow Group Inc.  He has been a director of Visteon since June 14, 2012.