Carlton Guthrie
MBA 1978
Carlton Guthrie is co-chairman and president of Detroit Chassis, one of the leading assemblers of running chassis, providing chassis to all the major RV bodybuilders as well as school buses and postal vehicles.
He began his post-HBS career with Jewel Companies, worked for McKinsey and James H. Lowry & Associates, and served as chairman, president, and CEO of Trumark, Inc., an automotive stamping and assembly company.
Guthrie has earned several honors including the Ernst & Young Michigan Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, Supplier of the Year Award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council, and Michigan Manufacturer of the Year Award from the Impressions 5 Museum.