Board of Directors (Appointments and Changes)

PSA streamlines top management after two executives step down

March 12, 2013 18:02 CET
PSA/Peugeot Citroen has streamlined its management board after brands director Frederic Saint Geours and r&d chief Guillaume Faury left their posts. Saint Geours will stay on with PSA as an advisor to CEO Philippe Varin, but Faury is leaving the automaker to become CEO of Eurocopter.... Read More »

 

LINDSAY CHAPPELL

How Mark Hogan came full circle to aid Toyota

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 7, 2013
The news that General Motors alum Mark Hogan will take an unprecedented director's seat on the board at Toyota Motor evokes all sorts of historical observations. But don't forget this one: Hogan has come full circle to Toyota's aide.... Read More »

 

Volvo adds ex-GM Europe boss Forster to board

Feb. 5, 2013 12:35 CET
Carl-Peter Forster, the former head of GM Europe and Tata Motors, has joined the board of directors at Volvo Cars. Forster will serve as a non-executive board member at Volvo.... Read More »

 

Zetsche's next term turns on Mercedes passing BMW

Feb. 5, 2013 06:01 CET
Daimler's board is set to extend CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract by five years, handing him the chance to deliver on his goals or risk the Mercedes brand falling further behind its competitors.... Read More »

 

PSA appoints former EADS chief to its board

Dec. 18, 2012 18:01 CET
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen appointed Louis Gallois, former head of planemaker Airbus's owner, as France's board representative at the carmaker following the government's move to help the company's bank unit.... Read More »

 

Piech may stay on as VW chairman; sees room for expansion

Nov. 11, 2012 18:01 CET
Volkswagen patriarch Ferdinand Piech said he may stay on as VW chairman beyond his current term and he sees room for the automaker to expand further.... Read More »

 

NADA board elects Westcott as chairman, McConnell as vice chairman for 2013

3:13 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 16, 2012
The National Automobile Dealers Association’s board of directors has elected David Westcott, 65, as chairman and Forrest McConnell III, 54, as vice chairman for 2013. Both were nominated unopposed in June.... Read More »

 

Mulally could stay at Ford as nonexecutive chairman, report says

1:46 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 13, 2012
Ford's board of directors is considering keeping CEO Alan Mulally involved with the automaker, after his retirement, as the board's nonexecutive chairman, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters today. The board concluded a regularly scheduled meeting today, and no announcements are planned, a Ford spokesperson said.... Read More »

 

Former Tower CEO, Ford exec Kathleen Ligocki joins Lear board

12:04 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 12, 2012
Seating and electrical system supplier Lear said former Tower Automotive CEO and longtime Ford executive Kathleen Ligocki has joined its board of directors. Ligocki, 55, is currently the CEO and director of Next Autoworks.... Read More »

 

Navistar and Icahn fight over CEO switch

12:21 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012
Navistar International defended itself today against activist investor Carl Icahn, who had said the Illinois-based truck and engine maker's August hiring of a new CEO was ill-advised. The company accused Icahn of engaging in "threats, attacks and disruptions" after he made his criticisms public on Sunday.... Read More »

 

Treasury appoints two directors to Ally Financial board

3:11 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 15, 2012
The Treasury Department today named two directors to the board of Ally Financial, the auto lender which is still 74-percent owned by the federal government after a series of bailouts during the financial crisis.... Read More »

 

DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC

Webasto CEO's career marked by tough decisions

9:45 am U.S. ET | July 19, 2012
Webasto CEO Franz-Josef Kortuem considers a pair of tough decisions made within the last decade among his proudest professional accomplishments. Kortuem, who was Audi CEO before taking charge of the German supplier 18 years ago, will transition to Webasto's supervisory board.... Read More »

 

Chrysler adds university president, UAW official to board

2:47 pm U.S. ET | June 14, 2012
The president of Brown University and the director of the UAW's strategic research department have been named Chrysler Group directors. Ruth Simmons, president of Brown since 2001, and Erickson Perkins, who helps lead the UAW's organizing efforts, were appointed to Chrysler's board effective last Sunday, the company said today.... Read More »

 

Visteon shareholders elect directors favoring revamp of supplier

1:04 pm U.S. ET | June 14, 2012
Visteon, the supplier trying to sell two of its four units, took another step toward remaking itself today as shareholders elected nominees who support revamping the company.... Read More »

 

Bentley hires VW recruitment specialist as new personnel chief

June 8, 2012 12:49 CET
Bentley has appointed Ariane Reinhart as its new board member for personnel. The 42-year-old German national has spent the last four years helping to recruit and develop sales and marketing managers for all of Volkswagen Group's brands around the world.... Read More »

 

Winners and losers in VW's management overhaul

June 4, 2012 14:57 CET
Volkswagen's overhaul of senior management aims at improving the group's performance in three key areas: China, Audi and heavy trucks. The reshuffle creates a management board position dedicated solely to China and replaces three board members at Audi, the premium brand that drives the group's profitability.... Read More »

 

VW's China chief may quit after management overhaul, reports say

June 1, 2012 06:01 CET
Volkswagen's China boss may leave the company and three Audi executives will be replaced under an extensive reorganization of managers to keep the carmaker focused on growth targets, press reports said.... Read More »

 

VW to shuffle managers in growth pursuit, sources say

2:31 pm U.S. ET | May 31, 2012
Volkswagen is planning an extensive reorganization of managers to keep Europe's biggest car maker focused on growth targets as VW is absorbing brands and increasing market footprints, according to people familiar with the matter.... Read More »

 

GM says $600k in ad agency work tied to CFO's wife

12:11 pm U.S. ET | May 25, 2012
GM said today Pernilla Ammann, the wife of Chief Financial Officer Dan Ammann, is an officer and a partner in an advertising agency that received about $600,000 for services last year to a GM subsidiary.... Read More »