US-based David Szczupak was the executive vice president of global product organization at Whirlpool Corporation from 2008 until his retirement in December 2017. Prior to that, he was the chief operating officer of Dura Automotive Systems, an international automotive supplier, where he provided strategic direction for product development, purchasing, manufacturing and product quality. He had also spent 22 years at Ford Motor Company in a variety of leadership roles including as group vice president of manufacturing.