Automotive supplier announces new CFO

A Rugby manufacturer which supplies some of the world’s largest car companies has appointed a new chief financial officer.

Autins Group said that Kamran Munir will join the board on January 1.

Munir is an experienced strategic and operational CFO, with a background of large corporate and VC roles.

He joins Autins from Precision Castparts Corp, a NYSE-listed manufacturer of complex metal components and products, where he began in 2008 as finance director for Special Metals, a specialist alloys producer, and was more recently European finance director for Timet, a manufacturer of titanium alloys for the aerospace industry; driving integration, culture change and improvements in profitability and value.

Prior to PCC, Munir was European financial controller for SPX Corporation and CEO of Spectral Fusion Technologies, a PE/VC-backed technology company.

Adam Attwood, chairman of Autins, said:  “I am delighted to welcome Kamran to the Autins’ board.  He is an experienced financial professional with a strong track record of improving operational performance, cashflow management and profitability in manufacturing companies.”