American Axle & Manufacturing has named Sandra (Sandy) Pierce to its Board of Directors. Pierce is the Sr. Executive Vice President, Private Client Group and Regional Banking Director and Chairman of Michigan for Huntington National Bank. Pierce joined Huntington in 2016 after the FirstMerit merger and leads the following corporate-wide revenue segments: Huntington Private Bank, Huntington Insurance Agency, Huntington Auto Finance and RV/Marine. Pierce also has management responsibility for Huntington's Community Development initiatives and Huntington's Regional Presidents across its eight-state footprint. Pierce is Chair of Huntington Bank Michigan. Prior to joining FirstMerit, Pierce was Midwest Regional Executive, President and CEO for Charter One Bank, Michigan and a Regional Executive for JPMorgan Chase. Pierce began her career at NBD Bank. Ms. Pierce will serve as a Class III director for a term expiring on the date of AAM's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.