Mark Malcolm

Tower International, Inc. engages in the manufacture of engineered automotive structural metal components. It operates through the North America and Brazil segments. Its products include body structures stampings, chassis structures, and complex welded assemblies for small and large cars, crossovers, pickups, and SUVs. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in New Boston, MI.

Cerberus Capital Management LP (Cerberus) is a private equity firm founded in 1995 by Stephen A. Feinberg and William L. Richter. It is headquartered in New York.

Tower Automotive is one of the largest independent global suppliers of automotive metal structural components and assemblies. They serve virtually every major automotive vehicle manufacturer, providing a broad range of metal structures from stampings to complex body and frame assemblies. Tower's global reach enables them to serve customers close to their assembly plants around the world. With corporate headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, U.S., its 7,400 colleagues operate from roughly 30 manufacturing and product development facilities in 11 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia. It is a global designer and producer of vehicle structural components and assemblies used by automotive original equipment manufacturers, including BMW, Chery, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. Products include body structures and assemblies, lower vehicle frames and structures, and suspension components.