John Smith

John F.
Smith is currently Director at American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Enginetics LLC, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and United Way of Detroit.
He is Independent Director at Xos, Inc. starting in 2025.
He serves as Trustee at St. John Providence, Principal at Eagle Strategic Advisers LLC since 2011, and Chief Operating Officer at Global Fuelbox LLC.
Former positions include Non-Executive Chairman at Covisint Corp.
(2016–2017), Director at Smith Electric Vehicles Corp.
(2012–2013), Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp., CEVA Group Plc, Arnold Magnetics Corp.
(2015–2016), Plasan Carbon Composites, Inc. (2013–2014), CEVA Holdings LLC, Vng Co. Llc, Independent Director at Ceva Logistics AG (2013–2019), Independent Non-Executive Director at TI Fluid Systems Ltd. (2017–2025), Independent Director at Dauch Corp.
(2011–2025), Group Vice President-Planning & Alliances at General Motors Corp.
(2009–2010), President at Allison Transmission, Inc. (1994–1996), Member of The Business Council, Member of President's Export Council, Group Vice President-Corporate Planning & Alliance at General Motors Co. (2000–2010), Vice President-Planning at General Motors Europe AG, and President-Allison Transmission & VP-Switzerland at General Motors International Operations, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from Kettering University (1973) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.