AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – GKN Driveline Americas has named Sandra Bouckley as vice president, manufacturing engineering. Most recently, Bouckley was vice president, operations, electrical systems and services group for Eaton Corp.
At GKN Driveline Americas, Bouckley will lead all manufacturing engineering activities in North and South America. She will be based at GKN Driveline headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Bouckley will oversee manufacturing activities at the company’s 11 facilities in the United States, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.
“Sandra brings valuable manufacturing expertise from her experience with some of the industry’s leading manufacturers and suppliers,” said Robert Willig, president, GKN Driveline Americas. “Under her leadership, we will continue to make our manufacturing excellence a significant competitive advantage that will benefit our customers around the globe.”
Prior to joining Eaton Corp., Bouckley held a variety of positions including global director of operations for Tyco Electrical and Metal Products, director of advanced manufacturing engineering at Chrysler Corp. and plant manager at various Chrysler facilities. She has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s of science in manufacturing from Kettering University and a master’s of business administration from the Michigan State University Executive Program.
Bouckley is a member of the International Board of Directors for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and this year is serving as vice president.
