AmSafe Commercial Products Leadership

Expertise in ground transportation.

Mike Austin, Director of Operations, AmSafe Commercial Products
Mr. Austin joined AmSafe in 2008, as program manager and now holds the position of director of operations based in Elkhart, Indiana. Mike brings with him 25 years of experience in manufacturing, most recently in the automobile seat industry working for Dura Automotive. During his 15 years at Dura, Mike held the position as director of operations for the component hardware division and managed three other divisions within the organization – two in Indiana and one in Iowa. Prior to Dura, Mike worked for a northern Indiana company as a manufacturing engineer building pressure vessels. Mr. Austin served four years with U.S. Navy and achieved his Manufacturing Engineering Technology degree from San Diego City College. Mike is an accredited senior member of Society of Manufacture Engineers.

Sean Casey, Director of European Operations, AmSafe Commercial Products
Mr. Casey joined AmSafe in 2000 as operations manager at our U.K. facility before and now holds the position of director of European operations. Prior to joining AmSafe, Sean spent ten years with a world-leading automotive occupant safety equipment manufacturer working in the planning and logistics, finance, engineering and sales divisions. This experience enabled the transformation of AmSafe Commercial Products European facility from a simple sewing shop to a complete manufacturing centre.

Fred Wang, Director of Asian Operations, AmSafe Commercial Products
Mr. Wang joined AmSafe in 2010 and brings with him over 25 years of experience, with 14 years in management positions within the automotive industry. Prior to joining AmSafe, Fred was the general manager for GKN Driveline Torque Shanghai, a start-up operation where he contributed to its significant growth. Before GKN, Fred was plant manager for Dana located Wuxi and prior to that, Fred worked at Futuris Automotive Interiors, where he initially started as operations director responsible for building up their new Anhui plant and then promoted to general manager. Before he joined Futuris, Fred was with General Motors, China, in supplier quality and development. Fred’s automotive career initially started in product development with TRW Lucas Varity in 1996 before progressing into production management.
Mr. Wang earned a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Taiyuan University of Technology. Between1985-1993 Mr. Wang joined North China Institute of Technology where he was lecturer in the Material Engineering Department, majoring in Forging and Stamping.