The Board of Directors of Adient plc appointed Frederick A. Henderson interim Chief Executive Officer and John M. Barth, Adient's current Lead Director, interim Chairman of the company Board. Henderson was most recently chief executive officer of SunCoke and, prior to that, served as president and chief executive officer of General Motors. Henderson will remain a Board member but will relinquish his position on the governance committee.

Henderson succeeds R. Bruce McDonald, who is stepping down from his role as Chairman and CEO effective immediately, and will remain as an advisor to the CEO until September 30, 2018. Mr. Henderson is currently a member of the Board and has served as such since Adient was established as a public entity on October 31, 2016. He will remain a member of the Board, but will no longer serve on the Corporate Governance Committee.