Cooper Standard announced the appointment of Soma Venkat, Ph. D., to senior vice president and chief information technology officer, effective September 20, 2021. Based at the Company's world headquarters in Northville, Venkat is welcomed back to the Company as an executive officer and will also join Cooper Standard's Global Leadership Team. In his new role, Venkat will be responsible for leading Cooper Standard's information technology (IT) function. Most recently, Venkat served as chief information officer for IXS (Innovative Xcessories and Services), a provider of vehicle uplift services and coating solutions. In this role, Venkat was instrumental in turning around the IT team to successfully deliver multiple digitization, data and cyber-security initiatives enabling business resilience during the COVID pandemic. From 2016 to 2020, Venkat held roles of increasing responsibility at Cooper Standard, most recently as global vice president, IT.