Roger Koenigsknecht
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Vice President of North America Connection Systems
Lear Corp.
Roger Koenigsknecht is the Lear Corp. Vice President of North America Connection Systems. In his role, Roger manages about 500 people who design and develop Lear’s low and high-voltage terminals, engineered plastics and components.
He joined Lear in September 2008 as a senior packing engineer and led a cross-functional team which worked to implement best practice manufacturing methods throughout the company’s global plants. Roger has held several different positions within the company which include Plant Manager, Director Operations - North America Terminals and Connectors and Director of Global Operations.
Roger graduated Michigan State University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science. He obtained his master’s degree from Wayne State University in 2018.
Roger is married with two children, ages 4 and 2, and resides in Berkley, Mich. He is an avid golfer and enjoys listening to podcasts about leadership.