After 45 years of service, Nexteer's President and Executive Board Director Michael P. Richardson announces his retirement on January 2, 2020. Senior Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer, Tao Liu, and Nexteer's senior leadership team will assume Richardson's duties going forward. Richardson began his career in 1974 at the former Saginaw Steering Gear Division while studying for his bachelor's degree in engineering at Kettering University. Over the next four decades, he held a broad range of assignments across skilled trades, manufacturing, engineering and business leadership within the US, France and China. He was appointed Nexteer's Executive Board Director in 2013 and appointed President in 2016.