Mr. Awada is President, Global Mobility Coatings at Axalta. He leads Axalta’s Mobility Coatings business, supporting the evolving coatings needs of established and emerging automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs, fleet owners and shared mobility providers. Mr. Awada was previously President, Faurecia Clean Mobility – North America, where he also served as a member of Faurecia’s North American Board of Management and President, Faurecia Clean Mobility – Asia Pacific, serving on multiple boards with JV partners. In those roles, Awada ran a multibillion-dollar business and led efforts to develop and deploy an operational turnaround and transform the product line to focus on new technologies for customers seeking sustainability and innovation. Previously at Faurecia, he worked in Europe where he led sales and programs for many international customers. He also spent four years in Asia as the Vice President for light vehicle customer business units, product line, marketing and communications. Mr. Awada started his career after earning his B.A. from the University of Toledo, serving the Ford Motor Company in various roles within the Ford customer service division.