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| GM Org. changes |
| Email from Paul Billion 08/14/2009 |
In support of the new GM operating model, General Motors is
announcing the following organizational changes:
Corporate Planning & Alliances:
This new group will provide support to the Executive Committee
related to the Company’s business plan and long-term strategy
development, and in quickly getting to the bottom of task-team-
oriented problem solving. ‘Alliances’ are an important market
access strategy for General Motors already and more activity of this
type can be anticipated, which makes for a good fit. Effective
September 1, the following executives and their teams (where
noted) will become a part of the new group, reporting to John
Smith, GM Group Vice President, Corporate Planning & Alliances:
- Mike DiGiovanni, currently Executive Director, Global Market
and Industry Analysis
- Scott Mackie, currently Powertrain Vice President, Global
Planning, Sales & Strategic Alliances
- Greg Hagy, currently Director Global Business Development
- Mary Sipes, currently GMNA Vice President, Product
Planning & Global Portfolio Integration
- Leslie Bublin, currently Director GMNA Business Planning,
and her team
- Dave VanderVeen, currently Director Operations Research of
Research and Development, and his staff
- Clay Phillips, currently Director GM Strategic Initiatives,
Research and Development, and his staff
Additional announcements in this area will be shared soon. The
team will spread out over three basic functions: GM’s business
plan, alliances & joint ventures and decision/task team support,
and will work collaboratively with Nick Reilly’s GMIO where
appropriate.
Global Finance:
- Joe Fleck, LAAM Vice President and CFO, has elected to
retire effective November 1, 2009.
- Ron Pniewski, Executive Director Global Product and
Powertrain Development Finance, has elected to retire effective
January 1, 2010.
- Randy Arickx, Executive Director Investor Relations and
Finance Communications, will take on additional responsibilities in
corporate communications while retaining the Investor Relations
function and Executive Committee support effective September 1,
2009. Randy will report to Chris Preuss, Vice President Global
Communications, but he will continue to work very closely with the
CEO and the CFO functions.
- Tom Okray, Executive Director AP Product Development
Finance, will repatriate from Korea to the United State and assume
the role of Executive Director Global Product Development
Finance. In this new role, Tom will report to Ray Young, GM
Executive Vice President and CFO. This assignment will become
effective January 1, 2010. Tom's replacement will be announced at
a later date.
- Rico Digirolamo will continue as GME Vice President and
CFO, and in addition, he will take on responsibility for the Alliance
Activity and Special Projects Group that include management of
GM's alliances and business development activities. Rico will
continue to report to Ray Young, but will work closely with John
Smith, GM Group Vice President, Corporate Planning and
Alliances. This assignment will become effective September 1,
2009.
- Alain Genouw, currently Finance Director GMPT Finance
New Business Development and Outside Sales, will assume the
role of Finance Director New Business Development. Alain will
report to Rico Digirolamo. This assignment will become effective
September 1, 2009.
- Sharon Virag, currently Regional Controller AP Finance, will
repatriate after a short assignment and be appointed Director
Financial Assurance and Mergers and Acquisitions Accounting
effective September 1, 2009. In this new role, Sharon will continue
to report to Nick Cyprus, GM Vice President, Corporate Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer.
- Chris Hatto, currently Regional Controller LAAM Finance, will
assume the role of GMIO Controller in Shanghai, China effective
September 1, 2009. Chris will report to Nick Cyprus and Joe Peter,
GMIO Vice President Finance.
- Judy Miller, currently Director Planning and Reporting
Corporate Accounting, will assume the role of GMIO Director
Financial Planning and Analysis in Shanghai, China effective
September 1, 2009. Judy will report to Joe Peter.
GM International Operations:
- Stevan J. Koch, currently Vice President of GM African
Operations and President and Managing Director of GM South
Africa, has elected to retire from GM effective October 1, 2009. A
replacement for Steve will be named at a later date.
Global Product Development Organization:
- Mike McGarry, currently Executive Director, Global
Body/Exterior/Dimensional Engineering & Interior, has elected to
retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Lori Queen, Vehicle Line Executive, Small and Mid-Size
Trucks, has elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Dale Hammer, currently LAAM Vice President, Quality, has
elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Dave Rand, currently Executive Director, Global Advanced
Vehicles, has elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Terry Campbell, currently Director, Global Portfolio
Integration, has elected to leave GM in order to pursue other
interests, effective October 1, 2009.
PDO - Global Vehicle Engineering is re-organizing the Global
Functions and appointing the following leaders as Global
Functional Leaders reporting directly to Mark Reuss, GM Vice
President, Global Vehicle Engineering:
- Mike Ableson will continue as Executive Director, Global
Advanced Vehicle Development.
- Karl Stracke will continue as the Executive Director, Global
Vehicle Integration/PG/TL.
- Bob Kruse will continue as the Executive Director, Global
Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries.
The following moves are effective September 1, 2009:
- John Calabrese, currently Executive Director, Global
Chassis/HVAC, will continue as Executive Director, Global
Body/Exterior/Dimensional replacing Mike McGarry.
- Global Interiors and Global Safety will be combined into one
Global Function. Jeff Boyer, currently Executive Director, GMNA
Vehicle Structure & Safety Integration, will become Executive
Director, Global Interiors/Safety.
- Ken Kelzer, currently Executive Director, GMNA Chassis, will
become Executive Director, Global Chassis.
- Tanze Copelyn, currently the Director for GMNA Body
Hardware, will become the Executive Director Global Engineering
Processes and Math Based Analysis, Design and Release.
- Ina Haeger will become the Executive Director Engineering
Business Strategies in Europe working for Hans Demant.
- Hans-Georg Frischkorn will assume a strategic leadership
role in GME, reporting to Hans Demant, with details of his position
and backfill to be announced at a later date.
The following moves are effective January 1, 2010, with transition
responsibility starting September 1, 2009:
- Ray Bierzynski, currently AP Vice President Engineering, will
repatriate to the United States and assume the GFL role for HVAC
as Executive Director, Global HVAC.
- Sheila Sarver, currently Vice President Engineering, GM
India, will repatriate to the United States and assume the GFL role
as Executive Director, Global Validation.
- Luciano Santos will assume a broader leadership role in GM
do Brazil, reporting to Pedro Manuchakian, with details to be
announced at a later date.
All the above Global Functional Leaders will also assume
leadership responsibilities for North America and will continue to
drive common global practices in collaboration with their GMIO
functional leads.
- As previously announced, with the launch of GMIO, Steve
Clarke, currently Vice President Engineering, GM Daewoo, will
become GMIO Vice President Engineering effective September 1,
2009. Steve will also be responsible for GM of China Engineering
Operations. He will report to Mark Reuss.
- Effective September 1, 2009, Dr. Kijoon Yu, currently Senior
Vice President Manufacturing Operations, GM Daewoo, will replace
Steve Clarke as President Vehicle Engineering, GM Daewoo.
- Effective January 1, 2010, LaVern Sula, currently General
Director Engineering, GM Canada, will become Vice President
Engineering, GM India, in replacement of Sheila Sarver. LaVern’s
replacement will be announced at a later date.
- The remainder of the GMIO Engineering Center Leadership
remains unchanged – Pedro Manuchakian will continue to lead the
engineering center operations in South America reporting to Mark
Reuss. Maryann Combs continues to lead PATAC in China; Greg
Tyus continues to lead the GM Holden engineering center in
Australia; Vanchana Unakul will continue to lead the GM ASEAN
center; and Wendle Roberts will continue to lead the engineering
center in South Africa. Kijoon, LaVern, Maryann, Greg, Vanchana
and Wendle will report to Steve Clarke.
- Hans Demant will continue to work with Steve Clarke, Mark
Reuss and Terry Woychowski as we determine the new vehicle
engineering operating model in Europe.
PDO - Global Vehicle Program Management: Effective September
1, 2009, the Chief Engineer organization within Vehicle
Engineering will be consolidated with the Global Program
Management function, creating the new Global Vehicle Program
Management function. The following leaders will report directly to
Terry Woychowski, GM Vice President, Global Vehicle Program
Management.
Based in the United States:
- Ray Chess, currently Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Compact Crossovers Vehicle Line Team, will absorb Lori Queen’s
responsibilities and become Global Vehicle Line Executive, Global
Crossover Vehicle Line Team.
- Tim Herrick, currently Vehicle Chief Engineer, Compact
Crossovers Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Crossover Vehicle Line Team. Bob Reuter will be
moving to a strategic leadership role in the Global Advanced
Vehicle Development organization, working for Mike Ableson, with
details to be announced at a later date.
- Randy Schwarz, currently Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global RWD Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Line
Executive, Global RWD and Performance Vehicle Line Team.
- Gene Stefanyshyn will repatriate to the United States in early
2010; details of his assignment will be announced at a later date.
- David Leone will add to his current responsibilities and
become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global RWD and
Performance Vehicle Line Team.
- Jim Federico will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Mid and Full-Size Vehicle Line Team.
- Doug Parks, currently Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global
Compact Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Mid and Full-Size Vehicle Line Team. Volker
Scharf will become the Vehicle Line Director for the mid-size
vehicle in Europe and Andreas Haefele will assume a Vehicle Line
Director role for the Global Compact Car team in Europe.
- Rick Spina, currently GMNA Vice President, Quality, will join
the Global Vehicle Program Management organization and
become Global Vehicle Line Executive, Full-Size Truck Vehicle
Line Team, replacing Gary White who has previously announced
his November 1, 2009 retirement.
- Jeff Luke, currently Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Mid-Size
Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer,
Full-Size Truck Vehicle Line Team.
- Denise Johnson, currently Complex Manager, Flint
Consolidated is appointed Vehicle Line Director / Vehicle Chief
Engineer Small Car reporting to Ulrich Schmalohr.
- Frank Weber will continue as Global Vehicle Line
Executive/Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Electric Vehicle
Line Team.
- Ron Mills, currently Executive Director, Global Continuous
Improvement Engineering, will join the Global Vehicle Program
Management organization and become Vehicle Chief
Engineer/Vehicle Line Director, Hummer and Delphi Alliances. Ron’
s current responsibilities will be transferred to the Global Quality
organization, with Bill Boggs assuming this leadership role.
- Sergio Rocha will continue as Executive Director, Global
Program Management.
Based in Brazil:
- Brad Merkel will continue as Vehicle Line Executive, Mid-Size
Truck Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Japan:
- Roberto Rempel will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Mid-Size Truck Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Germany:
- Peter Mertens will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Compact Vehicle Line Team.
- Rainer Schmidt, currently Executive Director, GMNA and
GME Advanced Vehicle Development, will repatriate to Germany
and become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Compact
Vehicle Line Team.
- Klaus Nuechter will continue as Vehicle Line Executive, GME
Small Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Korea:
- Uli Schmalohr will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Small Vehicle Line Team.
- William Bertagni will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Small Vehicle Line Team.
- Jack Keaton will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Mini Vehicle Line Team.
- Dongyoun Sohn will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Mini Vehicle Line Team.
PDO - Global Quality: Effective September 1, 2009, Jamie Hresko
will assume additional responsibility for North America Quality. Key
Quality leaders, reporting to Jamie include:
- Bill Boggs, currently Manufacturing Manager, Full Size Truck
Assembly, will join the Quality organization as Executive Director
Continuous Improvement.
- Joe Mazzeo will continue as Executive Director Global
Quality Operations.
- Lori Cumming will continue as Executive Director Global
Product Development Quality.
PDO - Global Design: Effective September 1, 2009, Ed Welburn
will assume additional responsibility for North America Design in
addition to his current global responsibilities as the GM Vice
President of Global Design. All of the following leaders are
appointed to the Global Design Leadership Team and will report
directly to Ed Welburn.
- Mark Leavy, currently Global Director, Global Design
Operations, will continue in that assignment and will also take on
operations for North America.
- David Lyon will continue to lead North America production
interior design as well as Corporate Components, Color & Trim,
Perceptual Quality, Appearance Harmony and HMI.
- Michael Simcoe has agreed to extend his assignment. He will
continue to lead production exterior design for North America and
will also take on Global Architecture Development.
- Clay Dean, currently Cadillac Director of Design, will lead
Advanced Design for North America and be responsible for our
Advanced Studios in California, Warren and the U.K. He and his
team will work closely with R&D and Product Planning.
- Teckla Rhoads, currently Director, Global Industrial Design
will continue to lead this group’s efforts in Graphic Design, Exhibit
and Display and Visualization. This position becomes part of the
Global Design Leadership Team as Design is engaged in all
aesthetic aspects of Marketing and Communications.
- Mark Adams will continue his role as GME Vice President
Design to provide strong leadership and stability at our GME
Design Center to follow through on our pending changes in
Europe.
- Carlos Barba, currently General Director, Design GM do
Brasil will continue in this capacity.
- Ken Parkinson, currently AP Vice President, Design, will
continue to have lead responsibilities for the studios in Australia,
India, Korea and China, and additionally will now sit on Nick Reilly’
s GMIO Leadership Team.
PDO – Global Product Planning: Effective September 1, 2009, Jon
Lauckner will assume additional responsibility for North America
Product Planning in addition to his global responsibilities as the
GM Vice President Global Product Planning. All of the following
leaders are appointed to the Global Product Planning Leadership
Team and will report directly to Jon, effective September 1, 2009.
- As previously announced, Lowell Paddock will be the GMIO
Vice President of Planning and Program Management.
- Jamal El-Hout will continue in his role as GME Vice
President Product Planning and Commercial Vehicle Operations.
- Ian Nicholls will continue in his role as Global Segment
Director Full Size Truck and Medium Utilities.
- Jeruld Weiland will continue in his role as Global Segment
Director Large/Luxury/Sport, Commercial, Medium and Heavy
Vehicles.
- Scott Leonard, currently LAAM Vice President Product
Planning, will repatriate to the United States and assume the role
of Executive Director Global Powertrain Planning and OEM Sales,
replacing Scott Mackie.
- David Maday, currently Director North American Portfolio
Planning, will lead a newly formed group as Director, Advanced
Concepts, Technology & Competitive Intelligence.
- Aaron Stubbs, currently Director Portfolio Strategy –
CAFE/CO2, will have a new assignment to be announced at a later
date.
- Courtney Moody, currently Director Global Plan
Administration, is appointed Director Global Portfolio Integration.
- Kelly Kamm, currently Manager Global Portfolio Integration
will assume responsibility for Global Plan Administration, replacing
Courtney Moody.
Global Purchasing & Supply Chain:
The following GPSC organizational changes, all reporting to Bob
Socia, GM Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain,
are effective September 1, 2009:
- Kim Brycz is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Electrical Systems, Batteries/Hybrids, in addition to
her current responsibilities.
- Ralf Huenerfeld is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Global Body/Exterior.
- Dave McKean is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Interiors/Safety. In addition, Dave will assume
responsibility for GPSC Business Processes.
- Kari Kuvaja, currently Executive Director Global Purchasing-
PCRM returns to Sweden effective October 1, 2009 to assume a
position in the new Saab organization.
- Paris Pavlou is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Powertrain.
Additionally, the following assignments remain unchanged:
- Randy Pappal will continue as Executive Director Global
Purchasing, HVAC/PT Cooling and Mexico.
- Kathy Worthen will continue as Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Chassis.
Global Human Resources:
- Gordon Kettler, Executive Director Global Security, has
elected to retire on October 1, 2009.
- Rod Kinghorn, Director Global Investigations, Global
Security, will be re-assigned to the position of General Director
Global Security, replacing Gordon. Rod will report to Mary Barra,
GM Vice President, Global Human Resources.
- Maria Fernanda Mora Vinueza, Director Global Talent
Management, will be reassigned to the position of GMIO Director
Organizational Capability. In this new position, Maria will lead the
Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Change
Management activities in GMIO and report to Nancy Owens, GMIO
Vice President, Human Resources.
Global Manufacturing and Labor:
The following leadership changes are effective October 1, 2009,
with transitions beginning immediately:
- Mark Stevens, Executive Director ME Global Die Press & ME
Technology, has elected to retire.
- Bill Shaw, currently Manufacturing Manager Engines &
Components, is appointed to General Manager Components and
Steering Holdings. This will include the four sites located in Grand
Rapids, Rochester, Lockport and Kokomo as well as the Saginaw
Steering site in Saginaw, Michigan. Bill will report to Tim Lee, GM
Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Labor.
- Phill Disch, currently Executive Director North American
Manufacturing Engineering, is appointed to Executive Director
Product Programs Components and Steering Holdings. Phill will
report to Bill Shaw.
- Gerald Johnson, currently GME Executive Director
Manufacturing, will repatriate to the United States and is appointed
North America Manufacturing Manager. Gerald will report to Tim
Lee.
- Marc Schiff, currently Director Special Projects Powertrain
Manufacturing, Strasbourg, France is appointed Europe Executive
Director Manufacturing. Marc will operate from Strasbourg and will
continue to report to Eric Stevens, Vice President, Global
Manufacturing Engineering, until further notice.
- Amy Farmer is appointed Complex Manager, Flint
Consolidated reporting to Larry Zahner, Manufacturing Manager
Assembly.
- Bill May, currently AP Manufacturing Manager, Powertrain
will repatriate to the United States and is appointed to Director
Manufacturing Engineering, Engines. Bill will report to Jim Lewis,
Executive Director Manufacturing Engineering.
- Jim Glynn, currently Executive Director ME Global Vehicle
Manufacturing, is appointed to the position of Executive Director
ME Global Program Management. Jim’s responsibilities will include
ME Global Program Management, Global Pre-Production
Operations, Global Advanced Engineering, and development and
commissioning of the Battery Pack Assembly plant. The Global
Manufacturing Chief Engineers; Bob Scott, Director ME Global
Advanced Engineering; Nancy Laubenthal, Plant Manager Battery
Pack Assembly; and Terry Miller, Executive Director GMNA/Global
Pre-Production Operations, will report to Jim. Additionally, Jim will
continue to provide the interface with Global Product Engineering.
Jim will report to Eric Stevens.
- Ken D. Knight, currently Executive Director ME Global
Controls, Conveyors, Robotics and Welding Center, will become
Executive Director ME Global General Assembly and Controls,
Conveyors and Robotics. Ken will report to Eric Stevens.
Responsibility for Welding will move to Kurt Wiese.
- Luiz Peres, currently Director ME Global General Assembly,
will repatriate to a Manufacturing position in Brazil.
- Youngki (YK) Ham, currently Executive Director ME Global
Body Manufacturing, will repatriate by year end to a position in
GMIO.
- Kurt Wiese, currently Executive Director ME Global Body
Engineering, will become Executive Director ME Global Body. With
the integration of the Global Die & Press and Global Body
organizations, Kurt’s responsibilities will include Body, Die, Press,
Welding and Dimensional Engineering. Kurt will report to Eric
Stevens. Dan Grieshaber, Director NA Manufacturing Strategy and
Planning, will assume a lead role in Die Engineering reporting to
Kurt.
- Ken R. Knight, currently Executive Director Global Worldwide
Facilities Group, is appointed to the position of Executive Director
Global GMS, with responsibility to drive GMS across global
manufacturing operations. Francisco Mosso, Director ME Global
Maintenance Strategies, who currently reports to Jim Glynn, will
continue in this role and report to Ken. Ken will report to Tim Lee.
- Marikay Scott, currently Director Worldwide Facilities Group
North America, is appointed to the position of Director Worldwide
Facilities Group. She will be responsible for Energy & Facilities
Engineering, Environmental Services, and Facilities Management
in North America and will continue to coordinate WFG activities
with GMIO. Marikay will report to Eric Stevens.
- Jim Lewis, Executive Director Global Manufacturing
Engineering Castings, Engines and Transmissions, and Maureen
Midgley, Executive Director ME Global Paint and Polymers Center,
will continue in their current roles and report to Eric Stevens.
announcing the following organizational changes:
Corporate Planning & Alliances:
This new group will provide support to the Executive Committee
related to the Company’s business plan and long-term strategy
development, and in quickly getting to the bottom of task-team-
oriented problem solving. ‘Alliances’ are an important market
access strategy for General Motors already and more activity of this
type can be anticipated, which makes for a good fit. Effective
September 1, the following executives and their teams (where
noted) will become a part of the new group, reporting to John
Smith, GM Group Vice President, Corporate Planning & Alliances:
- Mike DiGiovanni, currently Executive Director, Global Market
and Industry Analysis
- Scott Mackie, currently Powertrain Vice President, Global
Planning, Sales & Strategic Alliances
- Greg Hagy, currently Director Global Business Development
- Mary Sipes, currently GMNA Vice President, Product
Planning & Global Portfolio Integration
- Leslie Bublin, currently Director GMNA Business Planning,
and her team
- Dave VanderVeen, currently Director Operations Research of
Research and Development, and his staff
- Clay Phillips, currently Director GM Strategic Initiatives,
Research and Development, and his staff
Additional announcements in this area will be shared soon. The
team will spread out over three basic functions: GM’s business
plan, alliances & joint ventures and decision/task team support,
and will work collaboratively with Nick Reilly’s GMIO where
appropriate.
Global Finance:
- Joe Fleck, LAAM Vice President and CFO, has elected to
retire effective November 1, 2009.
- Ron Pniewski, Executive Director Global Product and
Powertrain Development Finance, has elected to retire effective
January 1, 2010.
- Randy Arickx, Executive Director Investor Relations and
Finance Communications, will take on additional responsibilities in
corporate communications while retaining the Investor Relations
function and Executive Committee support effective September 1,
2009. Randy will report to Chris Preuss, Vice President Global
Communications, but he will continue to work very closely with the
CEO and the CFO functions.
- Tom Okray, Executive Director AP Product Development
Finance, will repatriate from Korea to the United State and assume
the role of Executive Director Global Product Development
Finance. In this new role, Tom will report to Ray Young, GM
Executive Vice President and CFO. This assignment will become
effective January 1, 2010. Tom's replacement will be announced at
a later date.
- Rico Digirolamo will continue as GME Vice President and
CFO, and in addition, he will take on responsibility for the Alliance
Activity and Special Projects Group that include management of
GM's alliances and business development activities. Rico will
continue to report to Ray Young, but will work closely with John
Smith, GM Group Vice President, Corporate Planning and
Alliances. This assignment will become effective September 1,
2009.
- Alain Genouw, currently Finance Director GMPT Finance
New Business Development and Outside Sales, will assume the
role of Finance Director New Business Development. Alain will
report to Rico Digirolamo. This assignment will become effective
September 1, 2009.
- Sharon Virag, currently Regional Controller AP Finance, will
repatriate after a short assignment and be appointed Director
Financial Assurance and Mergers and Acquisitions Accounting
effective September 1, 2009. In this new role, Sharon will continue
to report to Nick Cyprus, GM Vice President, Corporate Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer.
- Chris Hatto, currently Regional Controller LAAM Finance, will
assume the role of GMIO Controller in Shanghai, China effective
September 1, 2009. Chris will report to Nick Cyprus and Joe Peter,
GMIO Vice President Finance.
- Judy Miller, currently Director Planning and Reporting
Corporate Accounting, will assume the role of GMIO Director
Financial Planning and Analysis in Shanghai, China effective
September 1, 2009. Judy will report to Joe Peter.
GM International Operations:
- Stevan J. Koch, currently Vice President of GM African
Operations and President and Managing Director of GM South
Africa, has elected to retire from GM effective October 1, 2009. A
replacement for Steve will be named at a later date.
Global Product Development Organization:
- Mike McGarry, currently Executive Director, Global
Body/Exterior/Dimensional Engineering & Interior, has elected to
retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Lori Queen, Vehicle Line Executive, Small and Mid-Size
Trucks, has elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Dale Hammer, currently LAAM Vice President, Quality, has
elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Dave Rand, currently Executive Director, Global Advanced
Vehicles, has elected to retire effective October 1, 2009.
- Terry Campbell, currently Director, Global Portfolio
Integration, has elected to leave GM in order to pursue other
interests, effective October 1, 2009.
PDO - Global Vehicle Engineering is re-organizing the Global
Functions and appointing the following leaders as Global
Functional Leaders reporting directly to Mark Reuss, GM Vice
President, Global Vehicle Engineering:
- Mike Ableson will continue as Executive Director, Global
Advanced Vehicle Development.
- Karl Stracke will continue as the Executive Director, Global
Vehicle Integration/PG/TL.
- Bob Kruse will continue as the Executive Director, Global
Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries.
The following moves are effective September 1, 2009:
- John Calabrese, currently Executive Director, Global
Chassis/HVAC, will continue as Executive Director, Global
Body/Exterior/Dimensional replacing Mike McGarry.
- Global Interiors and Global Safety will be combined into one
Global Function. Jeff Boyer, currently Executive Director, GMNA
Vehicle Structure & Safety Integration, will become Executive
Director, Global Interiors/Safety.
- Ken Kelzer, currently Executive Director, GMNA Chassis, will
become Executive Director, Global Chassis.
- Tanze Copelyn, currently the Director for GMNA Body
Hardware, will become the Executive Director Global Engineering
Processes and Math Based Analysis, Design and Release.
- Ina Haeger will become the Executive Director Engineering
Business Strategies in Europe working for Hans Demant.
- Hans-Georg Frischkorn will assume a strategic leadership
role in GME, reporting to Hans Demant, with details of his position
and backfill to be announced at a later date.
The following moves are effective January 1, 2010, with transition
responsibility starting September 1, 2009:
- Ray Bierzynski, currently AP Vice President Engineering, will
repatriate to the United States and assume the GFL role for HVAC
as Executive Director, Global HVAC.
- Sheila Sarver, currently Vice President Engineering, GM
India, will repatriate to the United States and assume the GFL role
as Executive Director, Global Validation.
- Luciano Santos will assume a broader leadership role in GM
do Brazil, reporting to Pedro Manuchakian, with details to be
announced at a later date.
All the above Global Functional Leaders will also assume
leadership responsibilities for North America and will continue to
drive common global practices in collaboration with their GMIO
functional leads.
- As previously announced, with the launch of GMIO, Steve
Clarke, currently Vice President Engineering, GM Daewoo, will
become GMIO Vice President Engineering effective September 1,
2009. Steve will also be responsible for GM of China Engineering
Operations. He will report to Mark Reuss.
- Effective September 1, 2009, Dr. Kijoon Yu, currently Senior
Vice President Manufacturing Operations, GM Daewoo, will replace
Steve Clarke as President Vehicle Engineering, GM Daewoo.
- Effective January 1, 2010, LaVern Sula, currently General
Director Engineering, GM Canada, will become Vice President
Engineering, GM India, in replacement of Sheila Sarver. LaVern’s
replacement will be announced at a later date.
- The remainder of the GMIO Engineering Center Leadership
remains unchanged – Pedro Manuchakian will continue to lead the
engineering center operations in South America reporting to Mark
Reuss. Maryann Combs continues to lead PATAC in China; Greg
Tyus continues to lead the GM Holden engineering center in
Australia; Vanchana Unakul will continue to lead the GM ASEAN
center; and Wendle Roberts will continue to lead the engineering
center in South Africa. Kijoon, LaVern, Maryann, Greg, Vanchana
and Wendle will report to Steve Clarke.
- Hans Demant will continue to work with Steve Clarke, Mark
Reuss and Terry Woychowski as we determine the new vehicle
engineering operating model in Europe.
PDO - Global Vehicle Program Management: Effective September
1, 2009, the Chief Engineer organization within Vehicle
Engineering will be consolidated with the Global Program
Management function, creating the new Global Vehicle Program
Management function. The following leaders will report directly to
Terry Woychowski, GM Vice President, Global Vehicle Program
Management.
Based in the United States:
- Ray Chess, currently Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Compact Crossovers Vehicle Line Team, will absorb Lori Queen’s
responsibilities and become Global Vehicle Line Executive, Global
Crossover Vehicle Line Team.
- Tim Herrick, currently Vehicle Chief Engineer, Compact
Crossovers Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Crossover Vehicle Line Team. Bob Reuter will be
moving to a strategic leadership role in the Global Advanced
Vehicle Development organization, working for Mike Ableson, with
details to be announced at a later date.
- Randy Schwarz, currently Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global RWD Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Line
Executive, Global RWD and Performance Vehicle Line Team.
- Gene Stefanyshyn will repatriate to the United States in early
2010; details of his assignment will be announced at a later date.
- David Leone will add to his current responsibilities and
become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global RWD and
Performance Vehicle Line Team.
- Jim Federico will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Mid and Full-Size Vehicle Line Team.
- Doug Parks, currently Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global
Compact Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Mid and Full-Size Vehicle Line Team. Volker
Scharf will become the Vehicle Line Director for the mid-size
vehicle in Europe and Andreas Haefele will assume a Vehicle Line
Director role for the Global Compact Car team in Europe.
- Rick Spina, currently GMNA Vice President, Quality, will join
the Global Vehicle Program Management organization and
become Global Vehicle Line Executive, Full-Size Truck Vehicle
Line Team, replacing Gary White who has previously announced
his November 1, 2009 retirement.
- Jeff Luke, currently Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Mid-Size
Vehicle Line Team, will become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer,
Full-Size Truck Vehicle Line Team.
- Denise Johnson, currently Complex Manager, Flint
Consolidated is appointed Vehicle Line Director / Vehicle Chief
Engineer Small Car reporting to Ulrich Schmalohr.
- Frank Weber will continue as Global Vehicle Line
Executive/Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Electric Vehicle
Line Team.
- Ron Mills, currently Executive Director, Global Continuous
Improvement Engineering, will join the Global Vehicle Program
Management organization and become Vehicle Chief
Engineer/Vehicle Line Director, Hummer and Delphi Alliances. Ron’
s current responsibilities will be transferred to the Global Quality
organization, with Bill Boggs assuming this leadership role.
- Sergio Rocha will continue as Executive Director, Global
Program Management.
Based in Brazil:
- Brad Merkel will continue as Vehicle Line Executive, Mid-Size
Truck Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Japan:
- Roberto Rempel will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Mid-Size Truck Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Germany:
- Peter Mertens will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Compact Vehicle Line Team.
- Rainer Schmidt, currently Executive Director, GMNA and
GME Advanced Vehicle Development, will repatriate to Germany
and become Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Global Compact
Vehicle Line Team.
- Klaus Nuechter will continue as Vehicle Line Executive, GME
Small Vehicle Line Team.
Based in Korea:
- Uli Schmalohr will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Small Vehicle Line Team.
- William Bertagni will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Small Vehicle Line Team.
- Jack Keaton will continue as Global Vehicle Line Executive,
Global Mini Vehicle Line Team.
- Dongyoun Sohn will continue as Global Vehicle Chief
Engineer, Global Mini Vehicle Line Team.
PDO - Global Quality: Effective September 1, 2009, Jamie Hresko
will assume additional responsibility for North America Quality. Key
Quality leaders, reporting to Jamie include:
- Bill Boggs, currently Manufacturing Manager, Full Size Truck
Assembly, will join the Quality organization as Executive Director
Continuous Improvement.
- Joe Mazzeo will continue as Executive Director Global
Quality Operations.
- Lori Cumming will continue as Executive Director Global
Product Development Quality.
PDO - Global Design: Effective September 1, 2009, Ed Welburn
will assume additional responsibility for North America Design in
addition to his current global responsibilities as the GM Vice
President of Global Design. All of the following leaders are
appointed to the Global Design Leadership Team and will report
directly to Ed Welburn.
- Mark Leavy, currently Global Director, Global Design
Operations, will continue in that assignment and will also take on
operations for North America.
- David Lyon will continue to lead North America production
interior design as well as Corporate Components, Color & Trim,
Perceptual Quality, Appearance Harmony and HMI.
- Michael Simcoe has agreed to extend his assignment. He will
continue to lead production exterior design for North America and
will also take on Global Architecture Development.
- Clay Dean, currently Cadillac Director of Design, will lead
Advanced Design for North America and be responsible for our
Advanced Studios in California, Warren and the U.K. He and his
team will work closely with R&D and Product Planning.
- Teckla Rhoads, currently Director, Global Industrial Design
will continue to lead this group’s efforts in Graphic Design, Exhibit
and Display and Visualization. This position becomes part of the
Global Design Leadership Team as Design is engaged in all
aesthetic aspects of Marketing and Communications.
- Mark Adams will continue his role as GME Vice President
Design to provide strong leadership and stability at our GME
Design Center to follow through on our pending changes in
Europe.
- Carlos Barba, currently General Director, Design GM do
Brasil will continue in this capacity.
- Ken Parkinson, currently AP Vice President, Design, will
continue to have lead responsibilities for the studios in Australia,
India, Korea and China, and additionally will now sit on Nick Reilly’
s GMIO Leadership Team.
PDO – Global Product Planning: Effective September 1, 2009, Jon
Lauckner will assume additional responsibility for North America
Product Planning in addition to his global responsibilities as the
GM Vice President Global Product Planning. All of the following
leaders are appointed to the Global Product Planning Leadership
Team and will report directly to Jon, effective September 1, 2009.
- As previously announced, Lowell Paddock will be the GMIO
Vice President of Planning and Program Management.
- Jamal El-Hout will continue in his role as GME Vice
President Product Planning and Commercial Vehicle Operations.
- Ian Nicholls will continue in his role as Global Segment
Director Full Size Truck and Medium Utilities.
- Jeruld Weiland will continue in his role as Global Segment
Director Large/Luxury/Sport, Commercial, Medium and Heavy
Vehicles.
- Scott Leonard, currently LAAM Vice President Product
Planning, will repatriate to the United States and assume the role
of Executive Director Global Powertrain Planning and OEM Sales,
replacing Scott Mackie.
- David Maday, currently Director North American Portfolio
Planning, will lead a newly formed group as Director, Advanced
Concepts, Technology & Competitive Intelligence.
- Aaron Stubbs, currently Director Portfolio Strategy –
CAFE/CO2, will have a new assignment to be announced at a later
date.
- Courtney Moody, currently Director Global Plan
Administration, is appointed Director Global Portfolio Integration.
- Kelly Kamm, currently Manager Global Portfolio Integration
will assume responsibility for Global Plan Administration, replacing
Courtney Moody.
Global Purchasing & Supply Chain:
The following GPSC organizational changes, all reporting to Bob
Socia, GM Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain,
are effective September 1, 2009:
- Kim Brycz is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Electrical Systems, Batteries/Hybrids, in addition to
her current responsibilities.
- Ralf Huenerfeld is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Global Body/Exterior.
- Dave McKean is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Interiors/Safety. In addition, Dave will assume
responsibility for GPSC Business Processes.
- Kari Kuvaja, currently Executive Director Global Purchasing-
PCRM returns to Sweden effective October 1, 2009 to assume a
position in the new Saab organization.
- Paris Pavlou is appointed Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Powertrain.
Additionally, the following assignments remain unchanged:
- Randy Pappal will continue as Executive Director Global
Purchasing, HVAC/PT Cooling and Mexico.
- Kathy Worthen will continue as Executive Director Global
Purchasing, Chassis.
Global Human Resources:
- Gordon Kettler, Executive Director Global Security, has
elected to retire on October 1, 2009.
- Rod Kinghorn, Director Global Investigations, Global
Security, will be re-assigned to the position of General Director
Global Security, replacing Gordon. Rod will report to Mary Barra,
GM Vice President, Global Human Resources.
- Maria Fernanda Mora Vinueza, Director Global Talent
Management, will be reassigned to the position of GMIO Director
Organizational Capability. In this new position, Maria will lead the
Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Learning and Change
Management activities in GMIO and report to Nancy Owens, GMIO
Vice President, Human Resources.
Global Manufacturing and Labor:
The following leadership changes are effective October 1, 2009,
with transitions beginning immediately:
- Mark Stevens, Executive Director ME Global Die Press & ME
Technology, has elected to retire.
- Bill Shaw, currently Manufacturing Manager Engines &
Components, is appointed to General Manager Components and
Steering Holdings. This will include the four sites located in Grand
Rapids, Rochester, Lockport and Kokomo as well as the Saginaw
Steering site in Saginaw, Michigan. Bill will report to Tim Lee, GM
Group Vice President, Global Manufacturing and Labor.
- Phill Disch, currently Executive Director North American
Manufacturing Engineering, is appointed to Executive Director
Product Programs Components and Steering Holdings. Phill will
report to Bill Shaw.
- Gerald Johnson, currently GME Executive Director
Manufacturing, will repatriate to the United States and is appointed
North America Manufacturing Manager. Gerald will report to Tim
Lee.
- Marc Schiff, currently Director Special Projects Powertrain
Manufacturing, Strasbourg, France is appointed Europe Executive
Director Manufacturing. Marc will operate from Strasbourg and will
continue to report to Eric Stevens, Vice President, Global
Manufacturing Engineering, until further notice.
- Amy Farmer is appointed Complex Manager, Flint
Consolidated reporting to Larry Zahner, Manufacturing Manager
Assembly.
- Bill May, currently AP Manufacturing Manager, Powertrain
will repatriate to the United States and is appointed to Director
Manufacturing Engineering, Engines. Bill will report to Jim Lewis,
Executive Director Manufacturing Engineering.
- Jim Glynn, currently Executive Director ME Global Vehicle
Manufacturing, is appointed to the position of Executive Director
ME Global Program Management. Jim’s responsibilities will include
ME Global Program Management, Global Pre-Production
Operations, Global Advanced Engineering, and development and
commissioning of the Battery Pack Assembly plant. The Global
Manufacturing Chief Engineers; Bob Scott, Director ME Global
Advanced Engineering; Nancy Laubenthal, Plant Manager Battery
Pack Assembly; and Terry Miller, Executive Director GMNA/Global
Pre-Production Operations, will report to Jim. Additionally, Jim will
continue to provide the interface with Global Product Engineering.
Jim will report to Eric Stevens.
- Ken D. Knight, currently Executive Director ME Global
Controls, Conveyors, Robotics and Welding Center, will become
Executive Director ME Global General Assembly and Controls,
Conveyors and Robotics. Ken will report to Eric Stevens.
Responsibility for Welding will move to Kurt Wiese.
- Luiz Peres, currently Director ME Global General Assembly,
will repatriate to a Manufacturing position in Brazil.
- Youngki (YK) Ham, currently Executive Director ME Global
Body Manufacturing, will repatriate by year end to a position in
GMIO.
- Kurt Wiese, currently Executive Director ME Global Body
Engineering, will become Executive Director ME Global Body. With
the integration of the Global Die & Press and Global Body
organizations, Kurt’s responsibilities will include Body, Die, Press,
Welding and Dimensional Engineering. Kurt will report to Eric
Stevens. Dan Grieshaber, Director NA Manufacturing Strategy and
Planning, will assume a lead role in Die Engineering reporting to
Kurt.
- Ken R. Knight, currently Executive Director Global Worldwide
Facilities Group, is appointed to the position of Executive Director
Global GMS, with responsibility to drive GMS across global
manufacturing operations. Francisco Mosso, Director ME Global
Maintenance Strategies, who currently reports to Jim Glynn, will
continue in this role and report to Ken. Ken will report to Tim Lee.
- Marikay Scott, currently Director Worldwide Facilities Group
North America, is appointed to the position of Director Worldwide
Facilities Group. She will be responsible for Energy & Facilities
Engineering, Environmental Services, and Facilities Management
in North America and will continue to coordinate WFG activities
with GMIO. Marikay will report to Eric Stevens.
- Jim Lewis, Executive Director Global Manufacturing
Engineering Castings, Engines and Transmissions, and Maureen
Midgley, Executive Director ME Global Paint and Polymers Center,
will continue in their current roles and report to Eric Stevens.
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