Annette O’Connor is Corporate Controller. Ms. O’Connor joined AMSTED in 2018. Ms. O’Connor comes to Amsted from RR Donnelley & Sons Company in Chicago, where she was Vice President Finance, Head of Internal Audit. During her tenure at RR Donnelley, she progressed through various financial roles including Investor Relations, Financial Planning & Analysis and Operations Finance. Annette began her accounting career with Ernst & Young LLP then went to McDonald’s and Follett Corporation before a successful career with RR Donnelley.

Ms. O’Connor earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Chris Meyers is Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of AMSTED Industries. Mr. Meyers joined AMSTED in 2017. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Spartan Nash Company and was Chief Financial and Development officer for KeHE Distributors. Chris also served as Director, Vice President and Senior Associate at Navigant Capital Advisors.

Mr. Meyers earned his Bachelors of Business Administration from Western Michigan University and his Masters of Business Administration from J. L. Kellogg School of Management and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Christopher G. Athas is Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary of AMSTED Industries. Mr. Athas joined AMSTED in 2014. He previously was a corporate partner with the international law firm Jones Day.

Mr. Athas earned his B.A. degree from Rice University and his law degree from The University of Chicago Law School.

Marilyn Franson is Vice President & Senior Tax Counsel at AMSTED Industries. Ms. Franson joined AMSTED in 1999 as Assistant Controller-Tax. 

Prior to joining AMSTED, Ms. Franson was a partner at the law firm of Hopkins & Sutter (now Foley & Lardner) in Chicago, where she practiced tax law from 1986-1999. Previously, Ms. Franson was a tax consultant for Ernst & Young, and controller for an offshore oil supply company. 

Ms. Franson earned a B.S. in accounting and finance, summa cum laude from Loyola University, and a J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law. She is also a certified public accountant.

Wayne Luce is the Vice President – People at AMSTED Industries. Mr. Luce has held numerous positions at AMSTED throughout his career. He served as an HR manager at Griffin Wheel and Griffin Pipe before being named as the VP of Human Resources of Griffin Wheel in 2006. Since being a member of the Amsted Industries team, Wayne helped lead the human resources functions of three merged Amsted businesses: Griffin Wheel, American Steel Foundries and Brenco Bearings. Mr. Luce was named the Vice President – People of Amsted Industries in August 2018. He earned his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Athabasca and is a certified human resource professional.

Stephen Smith is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at AMSTED Industries. Mr. Smith joined AMSTED in 2005 as president of Amsted Rail, became general counsel in 2007 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2017. Prior to joining AMSTED, from 1999 to 2005 Mr. Smith was general counsel and president of the shared services operations in North America of GKN plc, a FTSE-traded UK diversified engineering company; and from 1991 to 1999 was vice president, secretary and general counsel of The Interlake Corporation, an NYSE-traded diversified manufacturing company. Mr. Smith began his legal career in 1982 at the Chicago law firm of Hopkins & Sutter (since merged into Foley & Lardner), where he was a corporate partner and chairman of the corporate transactions group. Mr. Smith earned an A.B. degree in political science from Wheaton College (Illinois) and his J.D. degree from The University of Chicago Law School.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (a manufacturer of tires).

Former Chief Operating Officer of United Parcel Service (a transport and delivery service).

Other directorships: NRG Energy, Inc.; The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; and Waste Management, Inc.

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMSTED since October 2018; President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2017.

President and Managing Director at Astor Place Holdings (is the private investment arm of Select Equity Group, L.P.).

Other directorships: The Literacy Lab.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Madison Industries (a global industrial company).

Former Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Residential and Wiring Device Business of Eaton Corporation (a power management company).

Other directorships: Hexion Inc, and Standex International

Chief Executive Officer of The ADT Corporation (a provider of monitored security services to residential and businesses). Former Executive Vice President of Allstate Brand Operations, Allstate Insurance Company.

President of Siemens Digital Industries (an integrated hardware, software and technology-based services company that supports manufacturing companies worldwide).

Other directorships: MKS Instruments, Inc.