Company:
About
Mr. Kunkel, age 64, brings to the Board deep knowledge and experience in the global automotive industry from both OEM and supplier perspectives, with particular expertise in Asia. Mr Kunkel is a corporate director who most recently held senior executive roles within the Tenneco group (2018-2020), including Executive Vice President for Tenneco Federal-Mogul Corporation and President for Tenneco’s Asia operations. Before joining Tenneco, he served as Senior Vice President and CEO of Asia at Lear Corporation (2013-2018); Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Continental for Asia and China, and was on the Management Board in Germany (2005-2013); Head, Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Japan (2000-2005); Director, Business Operations for Visteon Automotive Systems in Asia Pacific, Japan (1997-2000); Vehicle Program Manager for Mitsubishi Motors in Japan (1990- 1996); and Purchasing Manager, Chassis Systems and Manager, Asia Planning for USA in Japan (1983-1990). Mr. Kunkel has a BBA from Western Michigan University, USA.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Kunkel
DoB: 01/01/1960
Age: 66 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BBA
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Qualifications & Experience
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Delinquent director?:
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Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
| Company | Committee | Position | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Board | Member | 01/02/2024 |
![]() | Audit | Member | 01/02/2017 |
Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna International Inc. | Board | Member | 01/05/2023 | |
| Magna International Inc. | Audit | Member | 01/05/2023 | |
| Magna International Inc. | Technology | Member | 01/05/2023 |
Independence Questions
Any family members working for the company?:
Are you doing business with the company?:
Do you hold shares in the company for more than 0.10%? (directly or by representation):
Is your Director annual fee more than 5% of your total income from all sources?:
Are you more than 10 years as a director?:
Are you an executive chairperson?:
InsidEntity has assumed that responses to the Independent Questions are NO as the company has not populated the information. The result will present the Director as Independent.

