GKN Hoeganaes, part of the Powder Metallurgy division of GKN, has recently appointed Reid Southby as President, effective immediately. Reid joined GKN in 2014 as SVP Global Quality & Risk Management.He has extensive experience from Magna Powertrain where he held the position of General Manager, Precision Technologies and more recently the position Executive Director, Global Quality. âIn an effort to continue driving our strategy and aligning the Executive Management Team to be successfully set up to focus on the future, Iâm pleased to have Reid as the head of the global Hoeganaes business,â? stated Peter Oberparleiter, CEO of GKN Powder Metallurgy.