Jim Gillette provides custom analysis and relationship management for CSM's financial clients. Prior to joining CSM, Jim spent time as a Strategic Forecast Analyst for Amway Corporation; Marketing Controller and Corporate Economist for Foremost Insurance; Strategic Marketing Consultant for the Automotive Components Group (currently Delphi) of General Motors; and Vice President of Automotive Forecasting with IRN, Inc. Jim has spoken before groups of automotive suppliers in such disparate locations as Stuttgart, Germany, Milan, Italy, Seoul, South Korea, and Nagoya, Japan. He is widely quoted in the news media on automotive issues. He has appeared on CNBC and the Fox News Network and has authored numerous articles and management reports on a wide range of automotive topics. In addition to his automotive consulting, Jim teaches courses in finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the Grand Valley State University Seidman School of Business. |