Steve Rush

Chief Product Officer (CPO) Role and Responsibilities

Reports to: CEO

Executive Mandate: AAM Market → Innovation → Product Strategy → MDR → R&D / DRD →

Program Execution → NPI → Production Release → Commercial Launch → Revenue

Role Purpose:

The Chief Product Officer (CPO) converts market opportunities, customer requirements,

innovation, and emerging technologies into differentiated products, strategic programs, and

profitable revenue growth.

Serving as the executive bridge across R&D, Design Engineering, Program Management, Operations,

Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, partners, and customers, the CPO determines where the

market is going, where the company should compete, what products to develop, and how to bring

them successfully to market.

Product defines WHAT and WHY. R&D and Design Engineering define HOW. Program

Management drives execution. Finance and Supply Chain establish product economics. Operations

scales production. Commercial converts products into revenue.