# William Nowicke

> William Nowicke, also known as Bill Nowicke, is a Detroit-area operating executive and Principal at Platinum Equity. His career spans automotive manufacturing, turnaround consulting, electric-vehicle operations and Agility Fuel Systems, where he served as interim CEO in 2015. His current responsibilities include acquisition transitions and oversight of operational performance at certain portfolio companies.

- **Role:** Principal, Operations at Platinum Equity
- **Organizations:** Platinum Equity, Agility Fuel Systems / Agility Fuel Solutions, THINK Global, Martinrea International, AlixPartners, Chrysler
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Master’s in Systems Engineering, Oakland University, Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Agility through the opening of its $20 million, 204,000-square-foot Salisbury facility during his interim CEO tenure in 2015., Served as Agility Fuel Systems’ interim CEO during its 2015 leadership transition., Held the COO and President, Fuel Systems business unit role when Agility began shipping Blue iQ production units in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1995-2007** — Held senior manufacturing roles at Chrysler.
- **2007-2010** — Vice President in the Performance Improvement Practice at AlixPartners.
- **2010-2011** — Vice President, Global Operations at THINK; appointment announced in January 2011.
- **2011-2012** — Executive Director, North American Sales Operations at Martinrea International.
- **2013-2014** — Vice President, M&A Operations at Platinum Equity.
- **2014-2019** — Held president and chief operating officer roles at Agility.
- **2015** — Interim CEO of Agility Fuel Systems from late July until Kathleen Ligocki became CEO on December 3; led the company through the Salisbury plant opening.
- **2019-2021** — Senior Vice President, Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity.
- **2021** — Became Principal, Portfolio Operations in December.

## Achievements

- Led Agility through the opening of its $20 million, 204,000-square-foot Salisbury facility during his interim CEO tenure in 2015.
- Served as Agility Fuel Systems’ interim CEO during its 2015 leadership transition.
- Held the COO and President, Fuel Systems business unit role when Agility began shipping Blue iQ production units in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2021-12** — Became Principal, Portfolio Operations at Platinum Equity; the firm’s current biography lists him as Principal in Operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.platinumequity.com/people/bill-nowicke/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanowicke

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