Paul A. Brent

, Paul Brent,General Director - Lean Enterprise, Engineering & Manufacturing Operations, Global Suppliers Quality & Development, Delphi Corp.

Paul Brent has been named director of lean initiatives at Delphi Packard Electric Systems, Warren, Ohio.He will focus on developing training workshops, educating employees and assisting in the implementation of lean strategies.

Paul A. BrentGeneral Director - Global Supplier Quality and DevelopmentDelphi Corporation

Paul Brent, general director, global supplier quality and development; Tracy White, supplier development manager; and Bob Stein, global manager, supplier development, Delphi Corporation, led the discussion.
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Brent emphasized that the "game changers" of cost standards, creative improvement plans and master supplier agreements are shaping the future working relationships throughout the supply chain.

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Paul A. Brent General Director-Global Supplier Quality & Development
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A native of Detroit, Michigan, Brent earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Detroit in 1969, and a Master's degree in business administration from the University of Detroit in 1976.He also attended Harvard University's Executive Program for Management Development in 1995.Brent joined General Motors in 1967 as a co-op student at the former Ternstedt Division's Detroit Fort Street plant.He went on to hold positions there in Engineering, Quality Control, Materials Management and Production.In October 1979, Brent was appointed coordinator, manufacturing, and in May 1981, was named superintendent, production for the Fort Street plant.Brent was appointed production manager for the former Fisher Guide-Dundonald plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1986.He was named production manager, Inland Fisher Guide-Anderson, Indiana, in September 1988.In 1990, he was appointed plant manager of IFG's Adrian, Michigan facility, which was later, renamed Delphi Interior Systems.Prior to his current assignment, Brent was the Divisional Director of Lean Operations for the Delphi Safety and Interior Division from 1996 to August 2000 and the Delphi Packard Division through July 2002.

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, Paul A. Brent General Director-Global Supplier Quality & Development Delphi Corporation