Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 29, 2003
KEITH WETTLAUFER is the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Corporate
Secretary and Vice President of Strategic Planning for Linamar
Corporation, a large, public company operating in Canada, USA, Mexico,
UK, Hungary and Germany, involved in precision machining of a large
variety of automotive and non-automotive components and assemblies.
Prior to joining Linamar, he was President and Chief Executive Officer
of Lagran Canada, a Montreal-based company manufacturing automotive seat
belts and industrial webbing. At Equion Inc., Mr. Wettlaufer held the
role of Executive Vice President and CFO. where he worked through a
divestiture plan with Sam Reisman on the aftermarket of their auto parts
manufacturing and distribution companies. As President and COO of
Crowntek Business Centres Inc., Mr. Wettlaufer was responsible for the
operations of a multi-million dollar computer dealer and service
provider. Teamed with the President of Intertran Inc., he undertook
complete operational, financial and strategic restructuring for 1,500
Radio Shack stores in five countries. He was also President and CEO of
A.G. Simpson, a major auto parts manufacturer and supplier to OEM's. In
addition, he spent many years with Magna International Inc. as Executive
Vice President, Finance (CFO). Selected as one of three executives in
1987 to manage Cosma International Inc., Cosma's financial and
operational issues were mostly resolved prior to the financial crisis
that occurred at the rest of Magna. Mr. Wettlaufer's career began with
many years of service at Price Waterhouse & Co., Kitchener, where he was
worked as an Accountant and Senior Manager. Profile
Mr. Wettlaufer: Linamar is primarily an automotive parts supplier with
90% of sales in the automotive sector. The remaining 10% is industrial
products such
