Thomas Stocker is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Climate and Comfort reporting to Phil Eyler. Thomas is based at the Company’s Odelzhausen, Germany location and serves as Managing Director Europe.

Thomas is responsible for growing Gentherm’s Climate and Comfort business with our OEM customers worldwide, developing and launching new products, and driving profitability.

Previously, Thomas was the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at HENSOLDT GmbH, a global defense and security electronics company. Prior to HENSOLDT, he held several senior-level business unit leadership positions at Harman International over the course of nearly six years. Prior to this, Thomas held various roles of increasing responsibility at BMW where he led the execution of some of the most advanced technology for the automaker.

Thomas holds a master’s degree in electronics from Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences.

Jaymi Wilson is Gentherm’s Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Communications reporting to Phil Eyler.

Jaymi is responsible for leading Gentherm’s global strategy, marketing and communications functions. Since joining Gentherm in 2013, Jaymi has moved into roles of increasing responsibility where she most recently served as Vice President and General Manager of Gentherm’s medical business.

Her career has spanned manufacturing, engineering, sales management, strategy, and business development at Visteon, SMR Automotive Global, and Gentherm.

Jaymi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University.

Hui (Helen) Xu is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President, General Manager of Electronics, reporting to Phil Eyler. Helen is based at the Company’s Shanghai, China location and serves as Managing Director of Asia.

Helen is responsible for growing Gentherm’s Electronics portfolio with our OEM customers worldwide, as well the development and launch of new products and driving profitability.

Previously, Helen worked for Infineon Technologies, a semiconductor solutions company, where she was the Vice President of Infineon China and Head of Automotive Division for Infineon’s China mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan regions. Prior to Infineon, she served as Vice President and China Managing Director at International Automotive Components (IAC) Group. Helen joined IAC Group from Lear Corporation, where she held international roles of increasing responsibility in both China and the United States.

Helen holds a Master of Business Administration from Walsh College, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oakland University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the General Motors Institute (now Kettering University).

Paul Giberson is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President of Sales, reporting to Phil Eyler.

Paul is responsible for cultivating and maintaining key customer relationships, implementing strategies that expand the customer base and optimizing financial performance and sales profitability.

Since joining Gentherm in 2006, Paul has moved into roles of increasing responsibility. First, as a Senior Account Manager, then Director of Sales and Marketing, North America and now, his current role, as Senior Vice President, Global Sales.
 

Paul has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Windsor and is an alumni of the Ivey Leadership Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Wayne Kauffman is Gentherm’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary reporting to Phil Eyler.

Wayne oversees all legal matters for Gentherm including corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation, securities regulation, corporate compliance and data privacy.

Prior to this role, Wayne led Gentherm’s intellectual property policy and development. He began his legal career with the national IP law firm of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. where he was responsible for assisting clients in securing patent rights. Wayne began his career with General Motors, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility over his 17-year tenure in vehicle manufacturing, product development and vehicle safety and integration in both the U.S. and Canada.

Wayne holds a J.D. in Law from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University.

Jim Paloyan is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Gentherm’s medical business reporting to Phil Eyler.

Jim leads the medical business where he is responsible to grow revenue and profitability as part of the company’s focused growth strategy.

Jim most recently served as Vice President and Global Platform Leader for BD, a global medical technology company. In this role he was responsible for managing a portfolio of infusion products. Prior to that he held leadership positions at CareFusion, including Vice President of Infusion Disposable Sales & Marketing for the Americas, and Vice President of Strategy & Innovation. Before CareFusion, he held multiple assignments at Cardinal Health, a global healthcare services and products company, including Vice President of Innovation, Vice President of Marketing, Director of Marketing, and Senior Marketing Manager. He has also held management roles at Capgemini Consulting and Abbott Laboratories.

Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Barb Runyon is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer reporting to Phil Eyler.

Barb oversees company initiatives including organizational performance and culture, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and management, learning and development, and the overall employee experience.

She joins Gentherm from La-Z-Boy Incorporated where she served as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2015 through 2018. In that role she was responsible for leading the overall human resources strategy for 9,000 global employees, including compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and management, employee engagement, employee relations and safety. Prior to that she held roles of increasing responsibility at PepsiCo/Pepsi Bottling Group where she served as Vice President of Human Resources for PepsiCo’s Midwest Region. She also served as the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition in Pepsi’s New York Headquarters as well as in a variety of field human resources business partner roles. Before joining PepsiCo, she held various human resources management roles for Prestolite Wire Corporation.

Barb holds a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University in Organizational Development and a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources from Michigan State University.

Matteo Anversa is Gentherm’s Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer reporting to Phil Eyler.

Matteo leads all of Gentherm’s financial and IT operations on a global basis.

Matteo joins Gentherm from Myers Industries, Inc., an international manufacturer of polymer-based material handling products and a wholesale distributor of tire repair and retread products (NYSE: MYE), where he was Executive Vice President, CFO since December 2016. At Myers Industries, he was responsible for driving cash flow, improving working capital, managing business restructuring and M&A activities, strengthening corporate controls and developing the Company’s IT strategy. Prior to Myers Industries, he was the Vice President, Group FP&A for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. since April 2015. He joined FCA in 2013 as the CFO for Ferrari SpA, where he helped prepare the company for its IPO.  Matteo began his career with General Electric Corporation where he held various leadership roles during his 16-year tenure, including CFO, GE Gas Engines, Global FP&A Manager, GE Transportation, and CFO, GE Consumer & Industrial, Asia Pacific.

Matteo holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Parma, Italy. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy.

Rafael Barkas is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain reporting to Phil Eyler.

Rafael leads the team responsible for global manufacturing, supply chain, purchasing and quality across the company.  Prior to this position, Rafael was Gentherm’s Vice President of Battery Thermal Management. 

Rafael joined Gentherm from Magneti Marelli where he served as the Head of NAFTA Electronics. In that role he was responsible for leading sales, engineering, project management, purchasing, quality and manufacturing for Magneti Marelli’s Electronics Business Line in NAFTA. Prior to that he held roles of increasing responsibility at Harman International where he served as Vice President of Operations, and gained valuable international experience where he served as the Vice President of the Automotive Audio division in China and had full P&L responsibility. Before joining Harman, he held various roles at Johnson Controls.

Rafael holds a Master of Business Administration from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Yijing Brentano is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Global Financial Planning and Analysis reporting to Phil Eyler.

Brentano most recently served as Founder and Managing Partner of Green Tree Advisory, a consultancy that aids start-up companies with strategic and financial planning and connects them with suppliers, business partners and consumers in China. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations at Harman International, a Samsung Company. Before joining Harman, she spent 17 years at telecommunications company Sprint Corporation in multiple leadership assignments, including Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Mobile Health, General Manager of International Wholesale, Vice President of Investor Relations and business unit CFO roles. Before Sprint, Brentano served as a senior consultant for Ernst & Young.

Brentano has been recognized as a top-ranked Investor Relations professional by Institutional Investor magazine and received the CMO Asia Women Leadership Award in 2013. She was also named to Ingram’s 40 Under Forty and recognized as one of Kansas City’s 50 most influential women by KC Business Magazine. She is a Certified Treasury Professional, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Matt Fisch is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, reporting to Phil Eyler.

Matt is responsible for leading Gentherm’s technology strategy, advanced product engineering, longer term R&D and the Company’s partnership ecosystem to continue Gentherm’s heritage of introducing innovation in Climate and Comfort, Battery Thermal Management (BTM), Electronics, and patient thermal management products and solutions.

Previously, Matt was the Executive Vice President of Global R&D at Verifone. At Verifone, he led research and development for all product lines, including hardware, software application and cloud software services. Prior to Verifone, he was the Vice President of R&D for Harman International’s lifestyle division where he led the global R&D organization that was responsible for developing Harman’s car audio business for North America, Europe, China, Japan and Korea. Matt had an extensive career at Intel Corporation where he held positions of increasing responsibility in Engineering. His roles at Intel included responsibility for growth, profitability, and new technology development where he gained extensive experience in multi-discipline engineering, AGILE execution and cutting-edge product delivery to global markets. He is the lead and co-inventor of over 30 patents.

Matt holds a Master of Engineering, Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering both from Cornell University.