Ted is a Principal and key member of Plante Moran’s Automotive and Private Equity consulting practices. Plante Moran serves more than 500 OE automotive and after-market clients annually performing due diligence, strategy, operations improvement, IT, costing, interim financial support, and valuation services. A key asset Plante Moran leverages to help its clients grow profitably is its Automotive Intelligence Center which conducts on-going research and analysis on automotive industry and benchmarking trends including its proprietary powertrain electrification and the future of mobility.
Ted has more than 20 years of Automotive experience, including prior positions at Magna International, a large, global Tier 1 automotive and supplier of plastics, metallic and electronics assemblies working in market strategy, business development, product launch, and program management capacities in addition to several lower-middle market Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers. He has led multiple projects in the past for private equity firms and management teams firms to improve automotive manufacturers and distributors competitive position, future product plans, organizational structures, manufacturing operations, competitors, and customers. He has extensive experience in due diligence, strategic planning, market migration strategy and execution.
Ted received his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a former Certified Public Accountant