Honda Leaders Honored as Automotive News “100 Leading Women”

Four Honda leaders have been honored by Automotive News in its 2025 list of the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry. Roxanna Metz, plant lead of the Indiana Auto Plant (IAP) of Honda Development & Manufacturing of America, LLC (HDMA), Jane Nakagawa, vice president of the R&D Business Unit at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM), Bobbi Curran, vice president of Procurement and Manufacturing Planning Control at Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) and Susan Kenny, division manager of Purchasing at HCM were selected after a nomination and judging process that attracted hundreds of entries from throughout North America.

Metz leads day-to-day manufacturing operations at IAP in Greensburg, Indiana, one of the most flexible in America, where the facility’s 2,600 associates produce the Honda CR-V and Civic Hatchback, including hybrid versions of both models, and a new CR-V TrailSport variant on the highest capacity, single-line Honda plant in the world. Metz started her Honda career in 2008, the year IAP began production with the Honda Civic Sedan.

Nakagawa is based in Torrance, California, where she oversees multiple divisions responsible for the design and development of Honda and Acura products and user experiences, as well as business innovation focused on new products and services, including new mobility solutions like the all-electric Honda Motocompacto e-scooter. Nakagawa joined Honda in 2016.

Curran is based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada where she oversees the company’s manufacturing strategic direction for the top selling Honda Civic Sedan and hybrid, CR-V and CR-V hybrid. Curran started her career with Honda of Canada Mfg. in 1998.

 Kenny is based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada where she oversees direct and indirect procurement activities related to supplier quality, on-time delivery, and new model development for the Honda Civic and CR-V models. Kenny started her Honda career in 1993, and this is her second time earning the 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry honor.

The 100 Leading Women in the North American Auto Industry Award recognizes women who are leaders in the automotive field. Automotive News has published the list of the industry’s top female executives every five years since 2000.