Michael J. Plotzke

The Black & Decker Corp. manufactures power tools, electric lawn and garden tools, hardware and home improvement products. The firm has been setting the standard for innovation and design of power tools, accessories, outdoor yard care equipment, home cleaning products, automotive and lighting products, hardware and other home improvement products. The company was founded by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker Sr. in 1910 and is headquartered in Towson, MD.

First Quality Enterprises, Inc. manufactures adult incontinence and feminine hygiene products. It offers adult incontinence care, baby care, feminine care, household care, rigid packaging, and nonwovens products. The firms serves the retailers, consumers and commercial industries. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. manufactures plastic containers. The firm specializes in beverages, consumer cleaning, food, industrial and automotive, personal care, performs and resin. Plastipak Packaging was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Norris Cylinder Co. manufactures compressed gas cylinder valves. Its products include DOT high pressure cylinders, acetylene cylinders, and ISO high pressure cylinders. The company was founded by Kenneth T. Norris in 1981 and is headquartered in Longview, TX.

TriMas Co. LLC manufactures engineered and applied industrial products. It offers steel cylinders, gas powered engines and industrial sealing. The company is headquartered in East Lansing, MI.

Automation Alley is a technology business association that caters to businesses, educational institutions, and government entities. It offers counseling and mentoring services to entrepreneurs including business plan, angel and venture capital pitch, intellectual property, and management team assistance; commercialization planning; strategic alliance building; and marketing technology assessmen. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Troy, MI.

Atkore International, Inc. provides electrical raceway solutions. Its products include cable, cable tray, and framing systems, conduit, fittings, barbed tape, mechanical tube, and standard pipe. It also offers energy, healthcare, and data center solutions. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Harvey, IL.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

William Beaumont Hospital is engaged in providing health care services to Southeastern Michigan. The company is headquartered in Royal Oak, MI.

The Detroit Institute of Arts provides art conservation services to the museums. The museum includes more than 100 galleries, 150-seat auditorium, a 380-seat lecture/recital hall, an art reference library, and a state-of-the-art conservation services laboratory. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC Bank USA is a private bank dedicated to serving the financial needs of high net worth individuals, non-profit organizations, business owners, corporate executives, and professional service firms. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The private bank is built around teams of wealth management professionals who provide consultative relationships centered on the clients' unique goals and dreams. The company was founded by Ralph B. Mandell. Shawn Beber has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Vistage International, Inc. engages in the provision of human resources consulting services. It offers executive leadership programs and business coaching to chief executives and business leaders. It also provides chief executive leadership, small business training, key executive coaching, trusted advisor executive, and inside leadership development programs. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Plastipak Italia SRL provides plastic packaging solutions. It supplies plastic containers, manufacturing technologies, equipment, and services and uses PET and HDPE bottle resin. Plastipak Italia was founded in March, 2008 and is headquartered in Verbania, Italy.

Wayne State University Research & Technology Park engages in the provision of business incubation and acceleration resources. The company is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

BlackLine Systems, Inc. develops and markets software-as-a-service solutions. It offers financial close, task and reconciliation management, intercompany hub, accounts and daily reconciliations, journal entry, transaction matching, variance analysis, consolidated integrity manager, continuous accounting and ERP integration solutions. The firm serves bank and credit unions, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, communications, consumer goods, financial services, food and beverages, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, retail and technology industries. The company was founded by Therese Tucker in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA.

FCA US LLC engages in the design, engineering, manufacture, distribution, and sale of vehicles. The company was founded on May 22, 2009 and is headquartered in South Lyon, MI.

Armstrong White, Inc. engages in provision of advertising services. The company was founded by Dean Armstrong and Chuck White in 1996 and is headquartered in Birmingham, MI.

Part of Wipfli LLP, Clayton & McKervey, PC is an international CPA firm founded in 1953. The company is based in Southfield, MI. The company offers tax compliance and consulting services for system integrators, manufacturers and distributors, architects and engineers. Clayton & McKervey was acquired by Wipfli LLP on July 17, 2023.

Detroit Opera operates as a producer and presenter for opera, musical theatre, and dance. The non-profit company is based in Detroit, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States. Wayne S. Brown has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Mountain Pass Solutions, Inc. offers a suite of faculty position management (FPM) solutions designed to consolidate onboarding, appointment, evaluation, and promotion processes into an optimized, web-based workflow. The company was founded by Dave Morin and is headquartered in Ypsilanti, MI.

Allinial Global, Inc. operates as an accounting and consulting firm. It provides accounting and assurance, tax, and business consulting services. It offers services in the sector of agriculture, construction, dealerships, dental services, financial services,, government and public sector, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, international business development, real estate, NPO, and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.