{"id":14504,"date":"2025-04-15T12:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/?page_id=14504"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:38:29","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14504\" class=\"elementor elementor-14504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0978a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e0978a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b9b62e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b9b62e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cae96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02cae96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043a173 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"043a173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf363c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbf363c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75001f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75001f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265c7f3 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"265c7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"40224755\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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13;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tRichard Gravenhorst\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247551\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247551\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-9b961df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b961df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76d1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76d1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>David Rydell<\/h3><p><em>Chairman<\/em><\/p><p>David joined, what was then Bergstrom Manufacturing Co., in 1963 when he graduated from college. Prior to that he had worked at the privately held company when not in school. David&#8217;s degree was in finance. His first officer position was treasurer in 1966. He became the President in 1986, and the Chairman of the Board in 2005.\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14509\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leadership-team-dave-rydell-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leadership-team-dave-rydell-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/leadership-team-dave-rydell.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a0841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a0841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Education<\/h4><ul><li>\u00a0Augustana College, B.A., Finance and Accounting\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><p>Dave is very involved in the community and serves on numerous boards in the greater Northern Illinois area. Organizations of which Dave has been or still a current board member include, but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li>Former Board Chair for Swedish American Hospital and current board member<\/li><li>Former Board Chair for Rockford University and current board member\u00a0<\/li><li>Former Board Chair for the Center for Sight and Hearing\u00a0<\/li><li>U.S Bank current board member\u00a0<\/li><li>Rockford Rescue Mission Steering Committee<\/li><li>Transform Rockford Advisory Board<\/li><li>Salvation Army Advisory Board<\/li><li>United Way of Rock River Valley, Chaired 2005 campaign<\/li><li>Rockford YMCA<\/li><li>Lutheran Social Services of Illinois\u00a0<\/li><li>Midway Village and Museum<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247552\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247552\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e24804b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e24804b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3689e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c3689e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Dan Giovannetti<\/h3><p><em>President and Chief Executive Officer<\/em><\/p><p>Dan has over 25 years of background and experience as a manufacturing and business professional. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Dan is responsible for managing the overall operations and resources of the company. He will work with the Board and the Leadership Team to implement the strategies and achieve the goals set forth for the company.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14528\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/headshot-dan-giovanetti-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/headshot-dan-giovanetti-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/headshot-dan-giovanetti.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc25c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc25c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan joined Bergstrom in 2004 and has worked in several capacities including Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for overseeing all financial and IT functions, Chief Business Systems Management Officer where he led Bergstrom&#8217;s global quality and information technology initiatives. Prior to that, Dan served as the Global Vice President of Quality &amp; 6 Sigma, to which he was responsible for overseeing Bergstrom&#8217;s quality and continuous improvement activities.<\/p><p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Dan worked for Pactiv Corporation. He served in various operational and financial roles during his nineteen years with Pactiv including Manufacturing Manager, Director-Consumer \/ Food Service Division, and Division Controller.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>DePaul University, M.Acc., Accounting<\/li><\/ul><ul type=\"disc\"><li>DePaul University, B.S.C., Accounting<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Additional Training<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Certified Public Accountant, May 1985<\/li><\/ul><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Completed Master Black Belt Training, November 2006<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>American Institute of Certified Public Accountants<\/li><\/ul><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Illinois Institute of Certified Public Accountants<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247553\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247553\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f1a0431 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1a0431\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c734fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c734fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Patrick Bai<\/h3><p><em>President Asia Pacific Business<\/em><\/p><p>Patrick has more than 20 years of experience in the commercial HVAC, automotive HVAC and commercial refrigeration industry with focus on engineering, sales and marketing. As President of Bergstrom China, he is responsible for China market development and supporting global business with in house building products by Bergstrom China facility.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14570 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Patrick_Bai_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Patrick_Bai_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Patrick_Bai_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd64278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd64278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Patrick worked for Emerson Electric, Embraco and Air International Thermal Systems as sales and marketing leader in Asia.<\/p><p>As part of the corporate strategy to expand production capacity into new regions, Patrick is leading the team in implementing this initiative, managing the manufacturing of coils, motors, and refrigeration units in Monterrey, Mexico, and established a manufacturing base for energy storage chiller units in Houston.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Beijing University of Technology, B.E. HVAC and Thermal Engineering<\/li><li>State University of New York at Buffalo, Master of Business Administration<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Expert Panel of China Energy Efficiency GB Standard Committee, Commercial &amp; Residential Air Conditioners<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247554\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247554\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4d3d4f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d3d4f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d64d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d64d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jim Elliott<\/h3><p><em>President North America<\/em><\/p><p>Jim has been with Bergstrom since 1997 and he has more than 30 years of experience in automotive and commercial vehicle HVAC design and manufacturing. As President of North America, Jim is responsible for leading all business activities within North America, including development and execution of North America business strategies.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14574\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_Elliott_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_Elliott_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_Elliott_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ccd331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ccd331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has worked in several capacities including Division President for Bergstrom Europe in which he had oversight for Bergstrom&#8217;s operations, sales and initiatives within Europe; Chief Quality and Program Development Officer; BCS Division President; Sales and Engineering Manager, HVAC Business Unit Manager; and Chief Engineer.<\/p><p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Jim worked for Valeo Climate Control and Ford Motor Company.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, B.S., Electrical Engineering<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Boys &amp; Girls Club of Harrison and Crawford Counties \u2013 Past Board Chairman<\/li><li>Hope Reigns Ranch &#8211; Past Board of Directors<\/li><li>Heartland Community Church<\/li><li>OakStrength<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Publications<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>The Manufacturer, October, 2006<\/li><li>Association for Manufacturing Excellence, June, 2007<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247555\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247555\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4cc38f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc38f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ed685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ed685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gus Anton<\/h3><p><em>Vice President Global Business Development, Stationary Thermal Management Solutions<\/em><\/p><p>Gus joined Bergstrom in 1998 and has over 30 years of management experience in operations, sales and engineering. He has held several positions at Bergstrom including General Manager, Division President, VP of Off-Highway and Military, and currently Vice President, Global Business Development, Stationary Thermal Management Solutions. In his current role, Gus is focused on growing Bergstrom\u2019s presence in battery energy storage thermal management and in other stationary thermal management market segments. In addition, Gus serves as a director for our JV in India (MBSL) and oversees our business development in Brazil.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14577\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gus_Anton_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gus_Anton_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gus_Anton_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fa92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77fa92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Gus worked for Pactiv Corporation in Griffith, Indiana.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY &#8211; B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Systems)<\/li><li>Mahler Executive Skills Management Program<\/li><\/ul><div><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Military<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>U.S. Army, Captain<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Association of United States Army<\/li><li>Disabled American Veterans<\/li><li>American Legion<\/li><li>HDMA (Heavy Duty Business Forum Member)<\/li><li>National Defense Industrial Association<\/li><li>Motherson Bergstrom HVAC Solutions Board Member<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Honors\/Awards<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Army Commendation Medal<\/li><li>Army Achievement Medal<\/li><li>Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal \u2013 Operation Just Cause Panama Invasion<\/li><li>Past Chairman of the HDMA Off-Highway Business Forum<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247556\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247556\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-596a39f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596a39f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697e829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697e829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Yevgeniy Beygel<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Director Global Engineering Systems and Sustainability<\/em><\/p><p>Yevgeniy Beygel has dedicated 25 years to the mobile thermal management systems industry, contributing to various systems and components across automotive, heavy-duty, off-road, military, stationary, and other sectors. Over the past eleven years at Bergstrom, he has held multiple technical roles, including systems engineering, lead engineer for off-highway products, and Director of the Test and Development department.\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14583\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yevgeniy_7555re-web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yevgeniy_7555re-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Yevgeniy_7555re-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc51669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc51669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, as the Director of Global Engineering Systems and Sustainability, Yevgeniy oversees global technical coordination, engineering systems and tools, engineering processes, simulation, offshore resources, reliability, and global sustainability initiatives. He also coordinates Bergstrom&#8217;s involvement in industry and research organizations, driving innovation and sustainability in the field.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Kettering University (GMI), B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Specialty<\/li><li>Wayne State University, MBA<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Society of Automotive Engineers<\/li><li>Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Center, University of Illinois<\/li><li>MEMA Heavy Duty Advanced Technology Council<\/li><li>MEMA Sustainability Council<\/li><li>Association of Equipment Manufacturers<\/li><li>American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers<\/li><li>Suppliers Partnership for the Environment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247557\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247557\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9c1fc92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c1fc92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ab37d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94ab37d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sean Connell<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Vice President and Principal Engineer, Mobile HVAC &amp; eProducts<\/em><\/p><p>Sean has over 30 years of experience in the HVAC and thermal management industry, Sean has established himself as a leader in engineering, system design, and management, both in the U.S. and internationally.\u00a0 Sean joined Bergstrom in 2004, where he focused on designing No-Idle and electrified systems, pioneering advancements that have become critical to Bergstrom\u2019s thermal management solutions.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14586\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/executives-sean-connell-150-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/executives-sean-connell-150-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/executives-sean-connell-150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac63bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac63bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently serving as Vice President and Principal Engineer for Mobile HVAC &amp; eProducts, Sean is responsible for the strategic direction and development of all current and future products. In this role, he manages diverse teams across Engineering, Commercial, Customer Service, Program Management, Marketing, Sales, and Testing for North America, while also providing technical advisory leadership to Bergstrom\u2019s global locations.<\/p><p>Throughout his career, Sean has held a variety of management positions, overseeing complex projects and ensuring the seamless integration of cutting-edge technology into HVAC systems. His expertise continues to guide Bergstrom in its mission to deliver innovative and sustainable mobile climate control solutions.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Augustana College, B.A., Physics<\/li><li>Iowa State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering<\/li><li>Rockford University, M.B.A., Organizational Management &amp; Finance<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Society of Automotive Engineers &#8211; Former President Rockford Region<\/li><li>HDMA Marketing and Sales Forum<\/li><li>American Trucking Associations<\/li><li>Augustana College Engineering Advisory Board<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Technology<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Sean has 24 U.S. patents, several global patents and multiple applications in progress<\/li><\/ul><h4>\u00a0<\/h4><h4>Honors\/Awards<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Lead ATA class of 2019<\/li><li>Idaho National Laboratory \u2013 Innovative Solutions Award 2018<\/li><li>Frost &amp; Sullivan Best practices award \u2013 New Product Innovation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247558\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247558\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-c4fc588 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4fc588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d7fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85d7fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cindi Gustafson, CPIM<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Vice President Operations and Planning<\/em><\/p><p>Cindi has over 30 years experience in the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle industries. As a Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Practitioner, she has a passion for continuous improvement and ensuring Bergstrom\u2019s focus on providing the value our customers need.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14589 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cindi-Gustafson_150xz225-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cindi-Gustafson_150xz225-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cindi-Gustafson_150xz225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ae3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ae3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cindi began her career at Bergstrom in 1996 as a Consortium Manager responsible for customer and extended supply chain business relationships. This was followed by leadership roles in Materials, Purchasing, and Operations management. During her tenure, Cindi led teams to significantly improve product quality, delivery performance, materials replenishment, working capital, and resource alignment.<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>American Production and Inventory Control Society, Past Board Member<\/li><li>Society of Manufacturing Engineering<\/li><li>Association for Manufacturing Excellence<\/li><li>Executive Board Member for Boy Scouts of America Blackhawk Area Council<\/li><li>Treasurer Boy Scout Troop 57<\/li><li>Committee Chair BSA Venture Crew 57<\/li><li>Transform Rockford Volunteer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-402247559\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-402247559\" data-tab-index=\"9\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 9;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2ffd401 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ffd401\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c97b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c97b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Aaron Potter<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Chief Financial Officer<\/em><\/p><p>Aaron has more than 20 years of experience in fiscal planning, financial management and acquisition due diligence. As Chief Financial Officer, Aaron is responsible for a administering a global collaborative planning and analysis process and fiscal vision that allows Bergstrom to look forward effectively to enhance current and future corporate value. Aaron\u2019s financial oversight includes Bergstrom&#8217;s North American, European, UK Mexico and China operations.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14592\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aaron_Potter_web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aaron_Potter_web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Aaron_Potter_web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36eb24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36eb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aaron joined Bergstrom in 2005 and, in 2013, completed a 4 year assignment overseas as the Director of Finance for Bergstrom Europe in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, UK. Aaron is a former adjunct Professor of Finance for the MBA program at Rockford University and prior to joining Bergstrom held positions as a Financial Controller, Internal Auditor and a Cost Accountant.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Rockford University, M.B.A., Marketing<\/li><li>Rockford University, B.S., Accounting<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Financial Executives International<\/li><li>Rockford Chamber of Commerce \u2013 Leadership Rockford<\/li><li>Board of Trustees at Rockford University<\/li><li>Roy Gayle Baseball Softball Inc<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-4022475510\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-4022475510\" data-tab-index=\"10\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 10;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-de188b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de188b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440e994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440e994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Jim Schmitt<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Vice President Global Human Resources<\/em><\/p><p>Jim joined Bergstrom in 2015 and has more than 25 years of background and experience in the Human Resources field.\u00a0 As Vice President of Human Resources, he is responsible for Bergstrom\u2019s global Human Resources function.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14595\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_S_7493re-web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_S_7493re-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jim_S_7493re-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e57aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04e57aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has a wide range of experience in such areas as labor and employee relations, compensation, benefits, environmental and safety, recruiting and international assignments.\u00a0 He has worked in a variety of industries such as automotive, machine tool, and health care.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>University of Iowa &#8211; 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Nick has now taken the role as Managing Director of Bergstrom Europe based in Wales, UK. During his tenure, Nick has held many roles from design, program management and in more recent years as UK director responsible for both engineering and sales. At this time, Nick has also been heavily involved in developing our partnerships in India, Turkey and Brazil. Nick has now taken the role as Managing Director of Bergstrom Europe based in Wales, UK.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14598\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wilkinson-Nick-main-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wilkinson-Nick-main-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wilkinson-Nick-main.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187578a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"187578a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Nick had worked in the design and program management in the fire fighting vehicle, security vehicle and municipality bus industries.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>North East Worcestershire College, UK<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h4>Affiliations<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Member of the Institute of Directors<\/li><li>Motherson Bergstrom HVAC Solutions Board Member<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-4022475512\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-4022475512\" data-tab-index=\"12\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 12;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2a1ee93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a1ee93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b48c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88b48c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Leticia Chiches Gonzalez<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Managing Director Bergstrom Spain<\/em><\/p><p>Leticia joined Bergstrom in December 2019 and has more than 17 years of experience in international companies in tier 1 in automotive sector. As Managing Director she is responsible for Logistics, Quality, Production, Operations, Engineering and Business Development.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14604 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeticiaChiches-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeticiaChiches-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LeticiaChiches.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fc2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8fc2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to joining Bergstrom, Leticia worked for Eaton and Plastic Omnium serving in different positions in Operations and Engineering areas including General Manager role from 2015-2018.<\/p><h4>Education<\/h4><ul type=\"disc\"><li>University of Valladolid &#8211; High degree in Engineering and Industrial Organization<\/li><li>IMF Business School &#8211; PDD, Management development program<\/li><li>MIT Professional Education &#8211; Leadership &amp; Innovation<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-4022475513\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-4022475513\" data-tab-index=\"13\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 13;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-0afc9cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0afc9cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f6eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f6eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Richard Gravenhorst<\/h3><p><em style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Business Development Director<\/em><\/p><p>Richard has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive. 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He is also responsible for opening new markets for the Electrified Engine-off and Engine-on Thermal Solutions.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14607 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/bergstrominc.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gravhorst-main-600x900.jpg 600w, 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