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2012 Outstanding Growth Award Winner Announced



The annual Outstanding Growth Award honors a local company that demonstrates sustained growth in community involvement. ADAC Automotive, Inc. is this year's winner!

ADAC Automotive is a privately held tier-one automotive parts supplier that manufactures plastic injection-molded and painted interior and exterior door handle components, exterior rear-view mirrors, exterior trim and lighting products for the world-wide automotive industry.  Founded in 1975, today they are one of the world’s largest suppliers of body-color exterior door handle assemblies to global OEMs. In 2011, along with their affiliated companies, they had North American sales of $210 million and employed over 1,200 workers in the United States and Mexico. 

Join us on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Frederik Meijer Gardens Sculpture Park, to hear Jim Teets, CEO of ADAC Automotive Inc., share his company’s journey from a national provider to a competitive global supplier for automotive parts.

Location
Frederik Meijer Gardens Sculpture Park
1000 E. Beltline Avenue NE
Grand Rapids Charter Township

Time
5:30 p.m. Cash bar, hors d'oeuvres and networking
6:45 p.m. ACG Cup Winner Announcement
7:00 p.m. ACG Outstanding Growth Award Presentation

Cost
$40      Members
$65      Non-Members
$600    Table of 10 Sponsorship




  
About the OGA

About the Outstanding Growth Awards

The annual Outstanding Growth Award honors a local company that demonstrates sustained growth in community involvement. Past winners include Wolverine World Wide, Inc., National Heritage Academies and Rockford Construction Company, Herman Miller, Elan Nutrition and Butterball Farms.
 
Eligibility requirements include:
  • $10 million minimum in annual sales
  • Demonstrated growth in sales, profitability and employment as well as continuing community involvement. 
Each year, the Outstanding Growth Award winner is asked to provide a 45-minute presentation on the challenges faced – and strategies used – to build a track record of growth. The presentation is delivered to a sell-out crowd of approximately 400 of the area’s top executives, business owners, and financiers.
 
The winner of the Western Michigan chapter’s Outstanding Growth Award may also be submitted for nomination for the ACG’s National Outstanding Growth Award, given annually by ACG Global at its prestigious Intergrowth Conference. 

Past winners:
2004: Wolverine World Wide Inc.
2005: National Heritage Academies, Inc.
2006: Rockford Construction Company
2007: Herman Miller Inc.
2008: Elan Nutrition, Inc.
2009: Butterball Farms, Inc.
2010: Perrigo
2011: Service Express, Inc.
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