Meet Our Executive Team

Nelson Reyes - President and Chief Executive Officer

As CEO and primary owner, Mr. Reyes is responsible for the overall management of GB with a focus on sales and marketing including new market/customer strategies and negotiations. Mr. Reyes is a seasoned, team oriented professional with a highly successful track record in the automotive industry prior to acquiring GB in 2005. His background includes more than 20 years of diverse industry experience and increasing responsibility from engineering, quality and program management to international negotiations, worldwide sales and business strategy. He has been instrumental in implementing strategies to win new customers and grow GB profitably.

Prior to acquiring GB, Mr. Reyes was Worldwide Director of Sales and Marketing at J.L. French, a $550 million revenue aluminum casting manufacturer supplying powertrain components and other parts to OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers. He spent 9 years with Arvin Meritor-Kayaba JV, a $1.3 billion revenue manufacturer of automotive suspension systems and component parts and began his career serving as a sales and quality engineer with Monroe Auto Equipment, a $500 million revenue manufacturer of automotive ride control systems and component parts and Acco Babcock a $120 million revenue manufacturer of automotive cable systems. Mr. Reyes has an MBA from University of Indianapolis and a mechanical engineering degree from Purdue University.

Michael Pechette - Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Pechette is responsible for the finance, accounting and legal functions of GB. He is the founder and principal of Founders Capital Corporation and Falcon Advisors, LLC. Mr. Pechette has over twenty-five years of financial advisory and executive operating experience involving a wide variety of industries. He has extensive experience in identifying, analyzing, structuring, and funding mergers & acquisitions and early stage ventures. Mr. Pechette has a B.S. in Accounting and a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University.

John Bilek - Vice President of Operations/Engineering

Mr. Bilek has a strong background in tooling and manufacturing. He has been in the tooling and manufacturing business for over thirty-five years serving the heavy-duty truck and automotive market. Mr. Bilek has been with GB for twenty-eight years starting out as a tool maker and taking on increasing responsibility throughout his career. He is responsible for managing the manufacturing operations including production, purchasing, shipping and quality.

Annette Petree - Vice President of Finance and Administration

Ms. Petree has over thirty years of accounting and business administration experience, twenty-two years of which has been with GB. Her experience includes daily cash management, cost accounting, and inventory control and valuation. She has responsibility for the Accounting, Information Technology, and Human Resource departments. Ms. Petree has a B.A. in Accounting/Finance and Business Administration from Lourdes College.