Meet Mark Lecher, President & CEO of HFI
The Automotive Leaders Podcast
English - June 23, 2021 13:30 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBManagement Business innovation authenticleadership businessleadership creativity developingtrust empowerment gravitasdetroit jangriffiths leadership leadingpeople Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, you’ll meet Mark Lecher, President and CEO of HFI. Follow his journey from an impoverished beginning where he had to start working at age 12, to being the President and CEO of a tier-two Automotive Interiors company. Mark speaks of being true to your purpose, being your authentic self, and bringing out the best in your team by demonstrating trust.
02:29 – Mark’s blue-collar beginnings
04:20 - Learning self-reliance from his mother
06:17 – High School, College, and accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers
07:25 – A business unit’s transition from a family-owned business to being part of a large corporation
10:00 – Becoming CFO of GST Auto Leather, 3 days before division spin-off
12:54 – Embracing the “gray area” in leadership
16:39 – Being a servant leader
20:24 – When you’re playing a part, you’re not being yourself
25:39 – Demonstrating trust with your team members
29:20 – How Mark starts his day
35:45 – Mark’s definition of Gravitas
40:29 – Advice for young leaders
44:00 – What Mark would say to his 25-year-old self
49:33 – Mark’s legacy
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