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Shahid Khan (born c. 1950) is an Urbana, Illinois owner of the automobile parts manufacturer Flex-N-Gate Corp. who in February 2010 was reported to have made an agreement to acquire 60 percent ownership of the St. Louis Rams, an American football team.
Khan was born in Pakistan and moved to the United States when he was 16. He graduated from the University of Illinois School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering with a BS in 1971
While attending the University of Illinois he worked at Flex -N-Gate. When he graduated he became the engineering director for the company. In 1978, he started Bumper Works which made car bumpers for customizing pickup trucks and body shop repairs. The transaction involved a $50,000 from the Small Business Loan Corporation and $16,000 in his savings.
In 1980 he bought his former employer Flex-N-Gate bringing Bumper Works into the fold. Khan grew the company so that it supplied bumpers for the Big Three automakers (Big Three (automobile manufacturers)). In 1984 he began supplying a small number of bumpers for Toyota pickups. By 1987 it was the sole supplier for Toyota pick ups and by 1989 it was the sole supplier for the entire Toyota line in the United States. Toyota Sensei instruction drastically transformed the company efficiency and ability to change its manufacturing process within a few minutes. Since then the company has grown $17 million in sales to an estimated $2 billion in 2010.
As of February 11, 2010, Flex-N-Gates website says: :Flex-N-Gate employs over 9,500 people at 48 manufacturing and 9 product development and engineering facilities throughout Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, and Spain. Flex-N-Gate?s products include: large body and chassis structural assemblies; full bumper and fascia systems, brackets, receiver hitches; interior plastic panels and pillars; exterior trim components, running board systems; scissor and screw jacks, tools, spare tire hoists, hinges, checks, pedals, parking brakes,and latch systems.
Khan has received a number of awards from the University of Illinois, incluuding a Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1999 from the Department of Mechanical Science and Industrial Engineering, the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in 2006 from the College of Engineering (UIUC College of Engineering), and (with his wife, Ann) the Distinguished Service Award in 2005 from the University of Illinois Alumni Association (University of Illinois system#Alumni Association).
On February 11, 2010 it was announced that Khan had entered into an agreement to acquire 60 percent of the Rams from Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez. The deal is subject to approval by other NFL owners.
Birth Name: Shahid Khan
Birth Location: Pakistan
Nationality: Pakistani
Citizenship: United States of America
Education: Industrial Engineering (B.S. (Bachelor of Science))
Alma Mater: University of Illinois
Occupation: Flex-N-Gate owner,St. Louis Rams Owner (pending approval)
Religion: Islamcndate=April 2010
Spouse: Ann Khan