Privately held; Julie Brown likes running Plastech from behind the scenes, but $290M acquisition makes her hard to miss.

Crain's Detroit Business, April, 2004 by Armstrong, Julie

Byline: Julie Armstrong Plastech Engineered Products Inc.'s estimated $290 million buyout of LDM Technologies Inc. puts Julie Nguyen Brown in a position she hates: the limelight. Brown is the founder and CEO of Dearborn-based Plastech. Her company's acquisition of Auburn Hills-based LDM in February makes Plastech one of the largest minority-owned auto suppliers in North America.

Privately held Plastech is projecting sales of $1.5 billion this year. But don't expect Brown, a Vietnamese immigrant, to brag about the accomplishment. She rarely talks to the press. Though colleagues describe her as strong-willed and persistent, Brown is the first to admit that she's more comfortable behind the scenes. Or running 50 miles a week - her way of disciplining...

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