Hilrie Edwards - Board Vice Chairman Senior Vice President / Executive Coach
Hilrie Edwards has a broad range of experience in the automotive industry. He is an expert in supply chain management and has led many supply chain management projects at General Motors Corporation (GM), Trim-X Technologies Inc. and Axis Manufacturing Technologies Inc. His assignments have been in the areas of Senior Purchasing Buyer, Supplier Development Manager, Purchasing Manager and Advanced Quality Manager, primarily at GM for 15 years. Mr. Edwards was President of Axis Manufacturing Technologies Inc. a company that manufactures interior trim parts and shipping containers. Customers included GM, Ford Motor Company, Magna Corporation and Northrup Grumman. He recently sold a majority share of his company to an investment group.
Mr. Edwards graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and a minor in Marketing. In addition, he holds many certificates in advanced educational classes and seminars taken at GM University. Mr. Edwards is an active member of Kappa Alpha Phi Alumni Organization, Triumph Church as well as a board member of Health Care Management department at South University Novi, Michigan campus.