Jeffrey Edwards - Cooper Standard Chairman of the Board, CEO

C31 Stock  EUR 13.50  0.40  2.88%   

Chairman

Mr. Jeffrey S. Edwards is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2012 and served as our President from October 2012 to May 2013. Previously, Mr. Edwards served in positions of increasing responsibility at Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified technology and industrial company. He led the Automotive Experience Asia Group of Johnson Controls, serving as corporate vice president, group vice president and general manager from 2004 to 2012 since 2013.
Age 61
Tenure 11 years
Phone248 596 5900
Webhttps://www.cooperstandard.com
Edwards served as Johnson Controls’ group vice president and general manager for Automotive Experience North America from 2002 to 2004. He completed an executive training program at INSEAD and earned a BS from Clarion University.

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Cooper Standard Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of (0.0233) % which means that it has lost $0.0233 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of (1.007) %, meaning that it generated substantial loss on money invested by shareholders. Cooper Standard's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Cooper Standard manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Cooper Standard Holdings has accumulated 982.05 M in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 117.3, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Cooper Standard Holdings has a current ratio of 1.41, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Cooper Standard until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Cooper Standard's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Cooper Standard Holdings sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Cooper to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Cooper Standard's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., designs, manufactures, and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, fluid transfer, and anti-vibration systems worldwide. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan. COOPER STANDARD operates under Auto Parts classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 30000 people. Cooper Standard Holdings (C31) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 20,000 people.

Management Performance

Cooper Standard Holdings Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Cooper Standard's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Cooper Standard inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Cooper. The board's role is to monitor Cooper Standard's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Cooper Standard's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Cooper Standard's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Roger Hendriksen, IR Contact Officer
Amy Kulikowski, VP Officer
Joanna Totsky, Senior Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Jeffrey Edwards, Chairman of the Board, CEO
Patrick Clark, Chief VP
Christopher Couch, VP Officer
Susan Kampe, Senior Vice President CIO
Larry Ott, VP Officer
Jonathan Banas, CFO, Executive Vice President
Rolf Herzog, Managing Europe

Cooper Stock Performance Indicators

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