Speakers
Richard E. Colliver
Executive Vice President
American Honda Motor Co., Inc
Richard E. Colliver is executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., heading up both Honda and Acura Automobile Divisions, and is a member of the American Honda Board of Directors. Mr. Colliver is responsible for U.S. sales activities of the Honda and Acura Divisions as well as Acura Parts and Service field operations. In addition, Mr. Colliver oversees Honda and Acura market representation, customer marketing, dealer business management, and product and sales information.
Mr. Colliver joined Honda in 1993 as senior vice president of the Honda Automobile Division. In 1997, he was promoted to executive vice president and appointed to the Board of Directors. In 1998, Mr. Colliver assumed responsibilities for the Acura Division.
Under Mr. Colliver's leadership, the Honda Division has set sales records in each of the last three years, and Honda dealers are among the most profitable in the industry.
Prior to joining Honda, Mr. Colliver enjoyed a career of more than 20 years with Mazda Motors of America, where he rose through the ranks from district manager to group vice president and general manager. During his tenure at Mazda, he held various executive.
positions in vehicle and parts distribution, business planning, dealer placement, dealer operations and feasibility analysis for new product lines. Prior to joining Mazda, Mr. Colliver's automotive career, which began in 1962, included a number of sales and marketing positions with General Motors and Chrysler.
Mr. Colliver graduated in 1962 from Pittsburg State University in Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He completed the Wharton
School Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992.
Joel Ewanick
Vice President, Marketing
Hyundai Motor America
Joel Ewanick joined Hyundai Motor America in February 2007 as vice president of Marketing. Mr. Ewanick is responsible for marketing communications and brand development.
Mr. Ewanick joined Hyundai from The Richards Group where he served as director of Brand Planning at the marketing and advertising firm. He was responsible for overall brand and advertising strategy at Richards.
As an expert in the marketing field, Mr. Ewanick has held executive-level positions at leading firms and organizations including, Porsche Cars North America, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Hinckley Yachts and Saatchi & Saatchi Team One Advertising where he led the Lexus account as planning supervisor.
Joel Ewanick earned his Bachelors of Science in Marketing from California State University, Northridge and attended the Wharton School of Executive Training at the University of Pennsylvania.
John V. Felice
General Manager, Ford Division Marketing
Ford Motor Company
John V. Felice is general manager, Ford Division Marketing effective February, 2008.
Prior to this position, Mr. Felice was director, North American Fleet, Lease and Remarketing Operations.
John Felice served as president of Ford Thailand Operations, and as a member of the Board of Directors of AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co. Ltd., as the primary Ford interface for the joint venture.
Mr. Felice also served as the executive director of marketing, sales and services, Ford Asia-Pacific & Africa, where he was responsible for all marketing, sales and service initiatives for the Asia-Pacific & Africa markets -- Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, China, India, Japan, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. He has also served on numerous boards in the region including Ford Japan Ltd, Ford Japan Dealer Ltd, ACSG (Thailand) Co. Ltd, Ford Sales Thailand Co. Ltd, and Ford India Co. Ltd.
Before assuming the assignment in Asia, Mr. Felice was product marketing manager for Tough Truck with Ford Division in the U.S., as well as an assignment as portfolio brand strategy manager for Ford Motor Company from 1999 to 2001.
John Felice joined Ford in April 1984 as an operations research analyst. During his tenure with Ford, he has held management positions in the Sales & Marketing organization including market research, franchising, advertising, product planning, programming and direct dealer interface in several sales and marketing roles.
Mark R. LaNeve
GM North America Vice President,
Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing
General Motors
Mark R. LaNeve was appointed General Motors North America vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing on March 1, 2005. He had served as GM North America vice president of marketing and advertising since September 1, 2004.
In May 2001, Mr. LaNeve was named general manager of Cadillac, returning to GM and Cadillac, where he began his career, following a stint as president and chief executive officer at Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. (VCNA). He left GM in 1997 to become vice president of marketing at VCNA. Prior to leaving GM, he was brand manager for the Pontiac Bonneville and held several sales and marketing positions at Cadillac between 1981 and 1995.
During Mr. LaNeve's tenure as general manager, Cadillac committed to a new design direction, launched eight new vehicles including the popular XLR luxury roadster, and introduced a successful ad campaign featuring the music of Led Zeppelin. In his first full year heading the division, Cadillac sales rose 16 percent and, in 2003, reached their highest level in 13 years; in July 2004, the division achieved its best monthly sales since 1990. Mark LaNeve's success with the Cadillac brand was recognized and rewarded in 2003 when he was named "Grand Marketer of the Year" by Brandweek magazine.
He was singled out as one of Ad Age magazine's "Power Players" of the year in 2006.
Mark LaNeve holds a bachelor's degree in business communications from the University of Virginia, where he was an Academic All-American football player. He is heavily involved in groups supporting children with autism and other developmental disabilities, and was named to the board of directors of Autism Speaks in 2007.
Deborah Meyer
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Chrysler LLC
Deborah Meyer was named vice president and chief marketing officer of Chrysler in August, 2007. In her position, Ms. Meyer is responsible for the marketing and advertising initiatives for the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep® brands globally. In addition, she oversees all sales promotions and brand events. She also provides strategic direction for the company's marketing efforts around the world.
Previously, Ms. Meyer served as vice president of marketing for Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota Motor Sales. She oversaw all aspects of Lexus' marketing efforts to support dealers and reach customers with key information about Lexus vehicles and the Lexus brand.
Before that, Ms. Meyer served as corporate manager of marketing communications for Toyota Motor Sales and was responsible for managing all marketing and advertising for Toyota's vehicles.
Prior to joining Toyota in 2001, Ms. Meyer spent a number of years developing brand and marketing strategies for various automotive nameplates, including Lincoln-Mercury and Mazda. At Lincoln-Mercury she was responsible for advertising, promotions, Internet commerce, dealer meetings and auto shows. Prior to Lincoln-Mercury, Ms. Meyer worked for Mazda as the group manager of brand strategy and communications. She also held the positions of brand manager for Ford do Brazil in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to joining the automotive industry, Ms. Meyer worked on new product launches for W.L. Gore & Associates in France and The Chase Manhattan Bank, NA in New York.
She has a BA in Economics from Wellesley College, an MBA from The Wharton School and an MA in International Studies from The Joseph Lauder Institute at University of Pennsylvania.
Randall J. Pflughaupt
Group Vice President - Marketing
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Randy Pflughaupt is group vice president, marketing for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) U.S.A., Inc.
Mr. Pflughaupt is responsible for all Toyota Division market planning, advertising, merchandising, sales promotion, incentives, NASCAR and motor sports, as well as Internet activities.
Since joining Toyota in 1982, Mr. Pflughaupt has held several positions with TMS, including district service manager, district manager, business management manager, and distribution manager at the Portland Region. Mr. Pflughaupt also was general sales manager for Central Atlantic Toyota in Glen Burnie, Md., assistant general manager of Toyota's Los Angeles Region, and general manager of the San Francisco Region. At TMS headquarters in Torrance, Calif., he served as corporate manager for distribution operations, national sales and production manager, new era process team leader, distribution operations manager, and sales administration manager. Most recently, Mr. Pflughaupt was vice president, distribution operations.
Mr. Pflughaupt earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.
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