Horizon Global Corp., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of branded towing and trailering equipment, announces the company’s board of directors has appointed James Sistek as chief administrative officer.
“We are pleased to announce Jim as Horizon Global’s Chief Administrative Officer,” Horizon Global’s CEO Terry Gohl says. “Jim is an accomplished executive with vast automotive industry and turnaround experience. Jim’s expertise spans a number of business functions, from purchasing to product development to information technology, and he will be immediately tasked with enhancing our business operations through the implementation of global, standardized business systems. We are extremely pleased to add another top-level talent to the team and look forward to Jim’s significant contributions to the business.”
Horizon Global’s board chair John Kennedy says, “We continue to strengthen our leadership team, and we expect Jim to have an immediate impact as he streamlines our business operations and supports the acceleration of our many business improvement initiatives.
“We remain focused on delivering best-in-class towing and trailering solutions to our customers and maximizing long-term value for the benefit of our shareholders, our employees and all of our stakeholders.”
Prior to joining Horizon Global, Sistek served as senior vice president business operations for Superior Industries International Inc. (“Superior”), a Tier 1 automotive supplier of aluminum wheels. During his tenure at Superior, Sistek was directly responsible for product development and launch, supply chain and logistics, quality, information technology and served as the executive lead on a corporate-wide overhaul of the operating model.
Prior to his work with Superior, Sistek served as president and founder of Infologic Inc., a consulting services company specializing in the optimization of business operations, where he streamlined business processes, supported program development and launch programs, and provided complete technology assessments for Tier 1 suppliers and IT service providers.
