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Jim Kamsickas is president and CEO of International Automotive Components Group North America and Asia (IAC). In this role, he leverages significant leadership experience in the U.S., Europe and Asia to create a company committed to delivering global value with local execution for customers worldwide.
Through his domestic and international experience, Mr. Kamsickas developed a global understanding of regional market differences, challenges and opportunities. These insights help him ensure IAC delivers the best technology, highest quality and most competitive price point for customers by utilizing the full global capabilities of the organization.
In the company’s first year of operation, Mr. Kamsickas led major acquisitions of Lear Corporation’s Interiors Division, Collins & Aikman’s Flooring and Acoustics Division and Collins & Aikman’s Hermosillo and Saltillo, Mexico facilities. He has driven IAC’s initial expansion in Asia, established key sales and engineering centers in China and India and began charting the path for strategic future growth culminating in two major Asian domestic business awards with Chinese and Indian OEMs. He also increased IAC’s revenue significantly and raised its leadership profile in the automotive industry.
With nearly 20 years of automotive and automotive interiors management experience, Mr. Kamsickas previously led Lear Corporation’s Interior Systems Division, which became IAC in April 2007. While with Lear, he held operations and business leadership positions in the U.S., Germany, Sweden and Austria. While at Lear, he served in other key management roles including vice president of Lear’s North American Operations for Interior, Seating and Electrical/Electronics Divisions and vice president of Lear’s Ford Division Truck/SUV Sales and Program Management Unit.
Mr. Kamsickas’ business philosophy is guided by unwavering emphasis on IAC’s core interior solutions. While maintaining his role at IAC, he also serves as a Member of the Board for IAC North America and of Reyes Automotive Group, LLC. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University and an executive master’s of business administration degree from Michigan State University. He was also included in the 2006 Crain’s Detroit Business “40 under 40” list.
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