Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TAG Holdings LLC, which owns several manufacturing, service and technology-based companies currently based in North America. Over the course of its history, TAG Holdings has engaged in 15 acquisitions and joint ventures located in North America, Korea and China. These businesses have served a variety of industries including automotive, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense.
Joseph currently serves on numerous boards and advisory committees. He has served on the Boards of Directors of several New York Stock Exchange companies and is a past chairman of the U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council.
He began his business career with General Motors at Pontiac Motor Division. After several manufacturing assignments, Joseph was named Plant Manager of the Pressed Metal and Plating Operations, Pontiac Motor Division. After three years as a plant manager, he held several staff assignments until he was appointed Director of the Exterior Systems Business Unit, Inland Fisher Guide Division of General Motors Corporation. He was later appointed General Director, Body Hardware Business Unit, Inland Fisher Guide Division, General Motors Corporation, a business unit with 7,000 employees and revenue of $1 billion. After 13 years of service, Joseph resigned from General Motors to become President and Chief Executive Officer of a privately held company, Composite Energy Management Systems, Inc. (CEMSI). He later acquired controlling interest in another privately held entity, Chivas Products Limited, which manufactured interior trim products and lighting assemblies principally for the automotive industry.
During his military career, Joseph commanded troops as an infantry officer in the 82nd Airborne Division and served two tours of duty with the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. In addition to troop command, he served as aide-de-camp to two general officers and also was an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. While in the Army, Joseph was selected to be a White House Fellow and worked as Special Assistant to Secretary of Commerce, Juanita Kreps for one year. After the assignment, he continued to work for Secretary Kreps until he joined General Motors. He resigned his commission after 13 years of service and early selection for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.
Joseph and the infantry platoon he commanded in Vietnam were subjects of the highly acclaimed documentary film “The Anderson Platoon”. The documentary has been shown in more than 20 countries and has won several awards to include the Oscar of the Academy Awards and an Emmy.