Therese C. Houlahan

Maxion Wheels engages in the design and manufacture of wheels for the light vehicle market worldwide. Its products include automotive wheels, wheels and brake components for commercial highway vehicles, and power-train components. The company also offers aluminum nonstructural components for the automotive, commercial highway, heating, and general equipment industries. The company was founded by Clarence Hayes in 1908 and is headquartered in Novi, MI.

Alberto-Culver LLC manufactures and markets personal care and household products. It offers food and household products, such as salt-free seasoning blends, butter flavored sprinkles, sugar substitute, antistatic spray, and furniture polish; hair and skin care products like soap and deodorant body powder products, hair care products, shampoo and shower products and conditioners and beauty and health care products, such as adhesive bandages, antacids, salt substitute, cotton buds, wet wipes, liquid soaps, antiperspirants and cologne for women, artificial sweetener, detergents, hand and body lotions, facial cleansers and natural pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Leonard H. Lavin in 1955 and is headquartered in Melrose Park, IL.

Kaydon Corp. designs, manufactures and sells custom engineered products. It operates in two segments, Friction Control Products and Velocity Control Products. The Friction Control Products segment offers anti-friction bearings, split roller bearings, and specialty balls that are used in the aerospace, defense, specialized robotics, medical, alternative energy, security, electronic, material handling, construction, and other industrial applications. The Velocity Control Products segment provides industrial and safety shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs, rotary dampers, vibration-isolation and shock-control products, isolation mounts, and highly engineered vibration solutions for use in specialized robotics, material handling, machine tool, medical, amusement, and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.