assemblies modules fluid management systems and complex aluminum parts primarily for the automotive sector . the company is headquartered in vaughan ontario canada and has more than 14 000 employees at over 50 manufacturing and engineering facilities in north america south america europe and asia . martinrea international inc. type public company traded as tsx mre founder co founders of the company were fred jaekel president and chief executive officer ; nick orlando executive vice president and chief financial officer ; and rob wildeboer executive chairman headquarters vaughan ontario canada key people rob wildeboer executive chairman ; pat d eramo president and chief executive officer ; fred di tosto chief financial officer ; armando paglierli executive vice president of human resources ; andre le rosa chief technology officer ; kerri pope executive vice president of legal ; rob fairchild executive vice president of sales & engineering ; juan nardiz executive vice president aluminum ; david rashid executive vice president fluids ; bruce johnson executive vice president metallics ; rocco marianaccio executive vice president flexible manufacturing products quality metal parts assemblies and modules and fluid management systems and complex aluminum products number of employees 7 000 1 website www.martinrea.com history edit in terms of automotive parts suppliers martinrea is a relatively young company . this firm s competitors have in some cases been in business for many decades . martinrea was previously known as royal laser and its business consisted primarily of the production of metal products including store fixtures and metal components . in 2001 a new executive team joined the company and decided to focus on supplying the automotive industry . the co founders of the company were fred jaekel president and chief executive officer ; nick orlando executive vice president and chief financial officer ; and rob wildeboer executive chairman . in 2002 the company changed its name to martinrea international and grew significantly with the acquisition of rea international and pilot industries . in 2005 it opened its first metal forming plant in the united states in corydon indiana . in 2006 it acquired the north american body and chassis operations of the thyssenkrupp budd company and in 2007 it expanded to include plants in estampados mexico ; tupelo mississippi ; springfield tennessee ; manchester michigan ; and brampton ontario . in 2009 it acquired the skd automotive group and in 2010 it restructured operations closing several plants and expanding others as well as building several new ones in locations deemed most profitable . in 2013 the company opened its first plant in china . in 2014 pat d eramo was appointed president and chief executive officer . the purchase of martinrea honsel was completed . in 2015 the firm began building of several new facilities in spain mexico china and riverside missouri . references edit martinrea international . retrieved 2010 08 11 . external links edit official website 43 46 39 n 79 32 45 w 43.777476 n 79.545744 w 43.777476 ; 79.545744 coordinates 43 46 39 n 79 32 45 w 43.777476 n 79.545744 w 43.777476 ; 79.545744 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title martinrea & oldid 743352765 categories companies listed on the toronto stock exchanges & p tsx composite indexcompanies based in vaughanmanufacturing companies of canadahidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 07 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view