Linda Hasenfratz was named CEO of Linamar Corporation on August 12, 2002, after serving as President from April 1999. The company has almost 12,000 employees in 37 manufacturing locations, five research and development centers and nine sales offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, Hungary, the United Kingdom, China, Korea and Japan.

Ms. Hasenfratz joined Linamar Corporation in July 1990 and embarked on an extensive training program to gain familiarity with all aspects of the business. Positions held in the corporation ranged from machine operator all the way up to general manager of the company’s Vehcom Manufacturing and Comtech Manufacturing Ltd. Divisions.

Since Ms. Hasenfratz assumed corporate level responsibilities, Linamar sales have grown from $800 million to more than $2.3 billion.