Mr.
Donald Dixon
Mr.
Donald Dixon, a native of Michigan, was awarded a BS degree
in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University
in 1969. Following graduation, he worked as a Product Engineer
and then a Sales Engineer for the Shell Chemical Company in
Torrence, California. IN 1971 he joined Gage Products in Ferndale,
Michigan as Sales Engineer. He later held positions as Executive
Account Manager and Vice President before being named President
in 1991. In this latter capacity, he oversees all manufacturing
and sales activity at the 175-employee company, which supplies
solvents and chemicals to the automotive industry. Gage Products
has international operations in the United Kingdom, Mexico,
and Brazil. Mr. Dixon is also President of Dell Marking Systems,
an affiliated company of 18 employees, which produces automated
color identification processes and equipment. He is the Co-Inventor
of the Cobra Paint Line Cleaner, which won the 1992 Michigan
New Product Award. Mr. Dixon serves on the boards of Community
Services of Oakland County and the Executive Committee for
the Oakland County Workforce Development. He is a member of
the National Association of Chemical Recyclers and is a member
of the International Trade Committee of the Oakland County
Business Round Table. Mr. Dixon was named “Business
Person of the Year 1993” by the Ferndale Chamber of
Commerce. Under his leadership, Gage Products received the
PACE Award in 1996, and the Franklin Award for “The
Best in Family Run Businesses” in 1997. |