James D Cirar

Bio

Mr. Cirar is a private investor and Managing Director of TMB Industries, additionally he is Chief Executive Officer of Whitley Products. He was Executive Vice President and a Director of TTI, and President and CEO of TTI’s Foundry Group until the acquisition and subsequent IPO by Accuride Corporation in 2005. The Foundry Group included Gunite Corporation and Brillion Iron Works. Prior to 1995, Mr. Cirar was with General Motors for thirty years in numerous executive positions and most recently responsible for GM’s Truck Assembly Plant in Flint, Michigan. He was President and CEO of Johnstown America Corporation from September 1995 to September 1998, and is presently on the Board of Directors of the now public Freight Car America. He also served on the Board of Newcor, Inc. from January 1999 until July 2001. He is a graduate of General Motors Institute (BS) and the University of California at Irvine (MS).