# Jerome Dorlack

> Jerome Dorlack is president, CEO and a director of Adient, the Plymouth, Michigan-based automotive seating supplier. He became CEO in January 2024 after serving as purchasing chief, executive vice president for the Americas and CFO. His earlier career included ZF/TRW, Delphi and Aptiv; he holds engineering and MBA degrees from the University of Toledo.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Adient
- **Organizations:** Adient, Aptiv, Delphi Automotive, ZF Friedrichshafen, TRW Automotive
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in engineering, University of Toledo, Master of Business Administration, University of Toledo
- **Known for:** Appointed Adient president, CEO and a director effective January 1, 2024., Led Adient’s Americas region before serving as CFO., Held senior procurement and product leadership roles across ZF, Delphi and Aptiv.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Spent 17 years at ZF/TRW in engineering, commercial, quality, operations and purchasing roles.
- **2013–2015** — Vice President, Global Purchasing, Supplier Development and Logistics at ZF.
- **2015–2016** — Executive Vice President, Global Procurement at ZF.
- **2016–2017** — Vice President, Powertrain Systems and General Manager, Global Powertrain Products at Delphi Automotive.
- **2017–2018** — Senior Vice President and President, Electrical Distribution Systems and President, South America at Aptiv.
- **2018–2019** — Vice President and Chief Purchasing Officer at Adient.
- **2019–2022** — Executive Vice President, Americas at Adient.
- **2022–2023** — Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Adient.
- **2024** — Became Adient president, CEO and a director effective January 1.

## Achievements

- Appointed Adient president, CEO and a director effective January 1, 2024.
- Led Adient’s Americas region before serving as CFO.
- Held senior procurement and product leadership roles across ZF, Delphi and Aptiv.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Adient published an account of its September 22 China anniversary celebration attended by Dorlack.
- **2026-09** — Welcomed the announced appointment of Peter Carlin, initially vice president of finance from October 1 and scheduled to succeed Mark Oswald as CFO on November 16, 2026.
- **2026-08** — Adient reported Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $225 million and GAAP net income of $25 million; Dorlack and Oswald hosted the results call.
- **2026-04** — During his CEO tenure, Adient announced the acquisition of Woodbridge’s Romulus, Michigan foam plant.

## Links

- Website: https://www.adient.com/about-us/executive-team/jerome-dorlack/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-dorlack-4b18537

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Last updated: 2026-10-21