BELLEVILLE, Mich. – Neapco Holdings has appointed Ken Hopkins as its new president and CEO. Hopkins brings more than 25 years of executive leadership and management in automotive engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing to the position. Previously, he served as chief operating officer of JTEKT North America, one of the 50 largest automotive suppliers in North America.
Hopkins is Neapco’s second leader since the company began its international expansion in 2008. Neapco was named by Inc. Magazine in Sept. 2012 as the 16th fastest-growing, private U.S. manufacturer, and was recognized for a growth rate of more than 400 percent during the economically challenging period of 2008 through 2011.
Hopkins joins Neapco as the company enters the next phase of global expansion in its manufacturing capacity and its customer base. Neapco’s prop shafts and half shafts are in use on a number of new, award-winning vehicles including the North American International Auto Show’s Truck of the Year – the Ford F-150; Motor Trend’s Truck of the Year – the Chevrolet Colorado; and the UK Car of the Year – the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car. The company’s products also are found in dozens of cars and trucks, as well as in many non-automotive and industrial applications.
