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 and marketing 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.

Wayne Kauffman is Gentherm’s Vice President and General Counsel 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.

Mark A. Potesta is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer reporting to Phil Eyler.

Mark leads Gentherm’s technology strategy to deliver unique and innovative thermal solutions across a broad range of applications in both automotive and medical markets. He also provides functional leadership for the Company’s electronics, Battery Thermal Management (BTM), and advanced engineering teams.

Mark comes to Gentherm from Panasonic Automotive Systems where he was the Executive Vice President of Engineering and CTO. At Panasonic he led research and development for some of the most complex electronic systems for automotive including extensive software. He was responsible for the engineering of infotainment systems, audio systems, heads-up displays, and styled switches for global automakers including FCA, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Toyota. Prior to Panasonic, he had an extensive career at Delphi where he held positions of increasing responsibility in Engineering as well as Business Unit leadership for Electrical and Electronic Architectures. As an Executive Engineering Director, Mark delivered tremendous value through innovation to customers in North America leveraging his unique vehicle integration and electrical architecture capabilities. As a Customer Business Unit Director and as the Managing Director for the Global Electrical Center Product Business Unit, Mark had full P&L responsibility and grew the businesses with global automakers including Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Tesla and Volkswagen through innovation while expanding margins. He began his career at General Motors where he held progressive engineering positions.

Mark holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, from Youngstown State 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, 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.

Yijing Brentano is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and 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.

Ryan Gaul is Gentherm’s Senior Vice President, Operations reporting to Phil Eyler.

Ryan is responsible for global manufacturing, supply chain and purchasing, and quality.

Prior to this role, he was responsible for strategy and marketing for Gentherm, and has served in diverse roles in North America, Europe and Asia. Ryan started his career in IT, and moved into roles of increasing responsibility within the IT organization, finally serving as CIO from 2005-2009. From 2009-2015, he served as Managing Director of Operations for Gentherm’s Asia business.

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.