Jim Trainor is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Chamberlain Group’s Automotive Business Unit. He’s responsible for all aspects of the automotive-based connectivity activities for the company.
He developed and launched the company’s first automotive product, ARQ™, in 2016 and received Chamberlain Group’s first automotive award for ARQ™ with Nissan that same year.
​Previously, Jim was a member of Johnson Controls’ Executive Leadership Team responsible for the sale of the Johnson Controls HomeLink business to Gentex in 2013 for $700M.​ He joined the company in 1995 to lead the launch of the HomeLink product ​which grew in sales of approximately 120K units in 1995 to over $8M annually at time ​of divestiture.​ The HomeLink product contributed to approximately $1B EBITA over 17 years.
Jim holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Illinois State University.
​He lives in Chicago and has two grown daughters, Christina, a teacher living in Las Vegas, and Alexis, also living in Chicago and two twin grandchildren. He’s an avid Cubs fan and enjoys spending time on the beaches of North Carolina.
Education
Illinois State University
By Jim Trainor Senior Vice President & General Manager, Automotive Business Unit
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