Jim Suhay has an MBA in Finance from The Ohio State University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The United States Military Academy (West Point). He has spent 29 years at Ford Motor Company in management positions in Finance and Strategic/Business Planning, and 2 years working in Finance positions for automotive suppliers. At Ford, he held management positions in the Corporate Treasurer’s and Controller’s Offices at Central Staff and at several operating divisions, including the following:
· Manager, Strategic and Business Planning, Ford Parts and Service Division
· Controller, Ford Warranty Operations
· Assistant Controller, Car Product Development
· Supervisor, Ford Capital Budgeting Department
· Supervisor, Overseas Financing Department
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While at Ford, he also led Ford’s recruiting efforts at The Ohio State University, where he occasionally served as a guest lecturer in the area of Corporate Finance.
He is on the Board of several non-profit organizations, and does pro-bono consulting for non-profits in the area of strategic, business, and financial management.
Jim presently teaches FIN 533 at Oakland University (and MGT 435 in prior years). He has practical experience in all areas of corporate financial management, but likes to stress controller’s functions, capital budgeting, and mergers and acquisitions (having participated in several at Ford).