William Hanna
Vice President & Executive Director of Closure Sys
Business & Management
Inteva Products Slovakia spol. s r. o.
Slovakia
Biography
William Hanna leads Inteva’s global Closure Systems product line team and is responsible for developing and executing global growth strategies, driving customer satisfaction, leading product and process engineering, advancing technology and innovation, and managing financial business decisions for Closure Systems. Prior to joining Inteva in January 2011, Hanna was the Director of Safety Systems Engineering for Delphi Electronics and Safety. In this position he was responsible for global engineering across multiple sites manufacturing air bags, steering wheels, seat belts, crash sensing, occupant sensing, and active safety systems.
Research Interest
Hanna has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in engineering management from Stanford University. He participated in many industry and congressional activities to improve automotive safety including serving as Chairperson of the SAE Vehicle Safety Systems Group and as Vice-Chairman of Automotive Occupant Restraint Council.