Early hardship forged McElya's desire to give back

摘要

James McElya didn't have a typical childhood. Left at the Salvation Army when he was 6 weeks old, this year's Rubber Industry Executive of the Year, as named by Rubber & Plastics News, was in and out of 11 foster homes by the time he turned 18. How he has operated as head of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. is due, in large part, to his past. "You don't grow up and go through the experiences that I went through and not be affected," he said.