AmmPower Corp.

Gary N. Benninger, Ph.D.,CEO & Executive Chairman- AmmPower Corp.

After a long career in the automotive industry Dr. Gary Benninger recently stepped down from his position at Magna International Inc., a $40 billion USD automotive parts supplier, third largest in the world.
At Magna, he held key management positions, including Executive Vice President of Engineering and R&D for the Corporation and Division General Manager.
Dr. Benninger also held key management positions outside Magna as the Chief Operating Officer of the North American Operations of the Becker Group, a $1.5 billion privately held automotive interior systems supplier where Gary managed fourteen manufacturing plants and as the Chief Executive Officer of the publicly traded Amerityre Corporation, a polyurethane tire developer and manufacturer.
Prior to joining Magna, he worked for Ford Motor Company as a product engineering manager, where he was awarded the Society of Plastics Engineers and the Society of the Plastics Industry Grand Awards and for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a research scientist. He is the author of numerous technical papers and holds patents on disc brakes, radiators, air conditioning compressor clutches, tires, and outdoor equipment. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Field Artillery. Dr. Benninger holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Physics.