The dynamic and experienced management team leads activity across three key regions: Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific with each region having dedicated leadership to focus on all aspects of the business.

Complementing the regional structure, functional global executives steer Operations, Sales, Human Resources, Finance, Procurement and Engineering. These executives provide invaluable expertise and ensure seamless coordination across regions, enabling Lydech to effectively deliver on our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction on a global scale.

Collin Malcolm
CEO
Bringing 30 years of industrial manufacturing experience including more than 20 years of P&L leadership of businesses from $1.5B to $4.5B, Collin joined Lydech in 2023 as CEO.   With a focus on strategy, execution of business objectives, and aligning teams to deliver repeatable and predictable results, he has succeeded in various executive operational and sales roles at industry leaders such as Lear Corporation and Faurecia. Collin provides business guidance, alignment of objectives across the organization with an emphasis on safety, customer satisfaction, profitable growth, operational and product excellence, people development, and teamwork. 

Tamekia Powell
Director of Global Human Resources
Joining the organization in 2020, Tamekia began her career with Lydech as the HR Manager of the Thermal/Acoustical business unit’s Metals manufacturing facility and quickly gained oversight of all HR functions in North America. With her progressive HR experience with companies such as Husqvarna and Rayonier Advanced Materials, she now provides strategic, global human resources support across the Lydech organization.

Chris Bailey
Director of Global Procurement
Chris joined Lydech in 2021.  Prior to joining the Lydech team, Chris has held various senior leadership positions in Procurement, Sourcing and Inventory Management across multiple industries domestically and overseas over the past 30 years.  Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University and an MBA from NYIT.

Don Bernhardt
Director of Global Operations
Joining Lydech in 2023 with over 37 years of experience in the automotive industry and serving in executive level roles at Faurecia, Lear, and JAC Corporation, Don leads Lydech’ s global manufacturing engineering, operations, continuous improvement, and quality. 

Kendall Bush
Director of Global Engineering
Joining the Lydech Team in 2023, Kendall drives a continued focus on Lydech’s growth and profitability via the global engineering & innovation Team through new product development, innovation, and continuous improvement.  Kendall has a demonstrated record of bringing new products to the market with proven results across his 15+ years of product development & materials engineering experience in the transportation industry.  He held roles at various levels of progression with companies such as Blueshift Materials, L&L Products, and Blachford Acoustics Group.


Edward Ference
Director of Global FP&A
Bringing with him over 30 years of progressive experience in accounting, commercial, and operational finance, Ed has held multiple executive-level roles for various business units across the globe at Lear Corporation, including two international assignments as the Divisional Controller or Vice President in Germany and France. Ed now provides global forward-looking analysis for Lydech.

Andrew Kennedy
Director of Global Sales
Prior to joining Lydech in 2021, Andrew was the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Blachford Acoustics Group.  During his 30 years of automotive experience, he has held positions at Lear Corporation, Collins & Aikman and International Automotive Components North America.  

Rory O’Sullivan
Director of Corporate Finance
With 20 years of global automotive industry experience, Rory joined Lydech in 2015 having previously worked in senior finance roles in Europe with global manufacturers such as Henniges Automotive and Acument Global Technologies. Rory brings a wealth of expertise in financial strategy, risk management, and corporate governance to the company. He also oversees all treasury matters as well as reporting to our shareholder and other external stakeholders.

Stephen Schroeder
Regional Leader – Asia
Becoming part of the Lydech team in 2015, Stephen has over 30 years’ experience in the automotive and consumer electronics industries.  Before joining Lydech, he has held leadership roles at Delphi, the Korean Delphi JV Daesung, and Apple.   In his current assignment Stephen is focused on executing a regional growth and operational excellence strategy.

Greg Slimko
Regional Leader – Europe
Since joining Lydech in 2001, Greg has held several positions in global engineering, business development, and operations management and is currently leading Lydech Europe with a focus on profitable growth, product diversification, and operational excellence.