John Kennedy is a visionary executive within specialty manufacturing. He successfully implemented a strategy of focusing on niche value-added components and pursuing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives, developing Autocam’s reputation for tight tolerances and mission critical performance, earning long-term sole-source relationships with a wide range of automotive suppliers, and mitigating risk through customer, product and geographic diversification.
John partnered with Aurora in 2000 to take the Company private and to invest in strategic acquisitions to diversify Autocam’s geographic and technological capabilities.