Leadership
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Stanadyne
ExecutivesWe believe precision applies to everything we do.
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Rob Mallory Chief Executive Officer-
Rob Mallory
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Mallory was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2023 and is responsible for Stanadyne’s global operations. He also serves as CEO of Stant Corporation, a recognized leader in the design and manufacturing of vapor management, fuel delivery, and thermal management systems serving the original equipment and industrial markets.
Rob is an accomplished automotive industry veteran with more than a quarter century of experience as an executive, engineer, and operator. He has worked for Stant for over 22 years, 15 of which have been in various and progressive engineering, supply chain, and operational leadership positions, including his continuing role as CEO. At Stant, Rob has driven strategic initiatives that fueled revenue growth and expanded the company’s long automotive industry legacy of innovation and delivering market solutions. He has a deep understanding of the customers, markets, and industry and is a passionate proponent of excellence in manufacturing, LEAN, and Continuous Improvement.
He holds an Electronics Technology degree from Indiana Vocational Technical College and a bachelor’s in Business from Indiana Wesleyan University.
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Ed Flanagan Director of Global Business Development and Sales-
Ed Flanagan
Director of Global Business Development and Sales
Ed Flanagan is the Director of Global Business Development and Sales for Stanadyne. He is responsible for the company’s global sales and business strategies, key customer relationships, and marketing outreach. He is focused on Stanadyne’s healthy growth, serving its large global customers, and development opportunities spanning multiple regions.
Flanagan is a seasoned management executive with more than 20 years of OEM and aftermarket sales experience, which includes international business sales, marketing, costing, project management, and strategic planning. Prior to joining Stanadyne, he served in business development leadership roles at international Tier 1 suppliers, such as Keihin North America and Calsonic Kansei. During his career, he has managed sales and customer service teams located throughout the Midwest, Mexico, and Brazil and developed commercial relationships with Honda, Subaru, Mazda, GM, and Isuzu, among others.
He has a bachelor’s in Business, Marketing from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, as well as other industry management accreditations from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Sanjay Chadda Managing Director, Near East-
Sanjay Chadda
Managing Director, Near East
As the Managing Director for Stanadyne’s Near East operations, Mr. Chadda, who has worked at major automotive component manufacturing companies in India, Europe and the United States, is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Chennai facility.
Prior to joining Stanadyne, Mr. Chadda served as President at Allied Nippon, Business Lead at Mindia Huf, Engineering Lead at Sumitomo Motherson and General Manager at Gabriel India. He was also President at RSB North America in Michigan, CEO at RSB Mexico and Director at MSI Belgium. Mr. Chadda is the former Vice Chairman, Technical of the SAE India Chapter and has been a member of the manufacturing committee for the Confederation of India Industry and ACMA.
Mr. Chadda has been trained in lean manufacturing and total quality management at the Japan Institute of Quality. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Sam Walton Business School at the University of Arkansas as well as an MS in Investment Banking from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Michael Zhu Managing Director, Far East-
Michael Zhu
Managing Director, Far East
Mr. Zhu, who is responsible for Stanadyne operations, sales & marketing, engineering and business strategy in Far East region, came to Stanadyne in March 2014.
Prior to joining the company, he served as General Manager, Fehrer Automotive Co., LTD and General Manager, Beijing Tianhai Westport Company. He was also the Technical & Commercial Affairs Manager - China for Engelhard Asia-Pacific.
Mr. Zhu has 25 years of automotive and related business and manufacturing experience, including facility, program and project start-up and launch. He holds an MBA from Richard Ivey Business School of University of Western Ontario.
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Guido Terzi Managing Director, EMEA & Global Quality Director-
Guido Terzi
Managing Director, EMEA & Global Quality Director
As Managing Director of Stanadyne EMEA (SpA), Mr. Terzi is responsible for Stanadyne's global operations in Italy and the rest of EMEA region. He was appointed to the position in 2012.
Mr. Terzi joined Stanadyne Italy in 1997, serving as Quality Manager and then as Engineering Manager. In these positions, he played a critical role in implementing the QS9000 and ISO/TS 16949 Quality Management System, and then in developing many engine applications using Stanadyne’s patented RSN mechanical injectors. He was ultimately promoted to Plant Manager in 2006.
Prior to joining Stanadyne, Mr. Terzi worked for ST Micro-electronics as a Quality & Reliability engineer.
Mr. Terzi holds an MBS in Physics and an MBS and Material Science, both from the University of Milan-Italy.
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