Adient names Peter Carlin as CFO, effective November 16

Adient, an automotive seating company, announced on Wednesday that Peter Carlin will assume the role of chief financial officer (CFO) effective November 16, 2026. Carlin will join the company after stepping down from its board of directors on October 1, 2026, where he has served since 2018. He will initially serve as vice president of finance before taking on the CFO position. Mark Oswald, who will retire as executive vice president and CFO on the same date, will be succeeded by Carlin.

Adient's board will also reduce in size to seven directors following Carlin's resignation. Frederick A. Henderson, the chair of the board, praised Carlin's contributions to the management team and his colleagues on the board. Jerome Dorlack, Adient's president and chief executive officer, expressed gratitude towards both Peter Carlin and Mark Oswald for their contributions to the company over the years.

Adient manufactures automotive seating for major automobile manufacturers and operates around 200 manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide, employing more than 65,000 people across 29 countries.