GM to split engineering into 2 divisions with new leaders; Calabrese to retire
Mike Colias
Automotive News
April 22, 2014
DETROIT -- General Motors is replacing its head of engineering and will divide its vehicle engineering organization into two divisions in a shakeup that the company says will improve quality and safety in the wake of its recall crisis.
John Calabrese, 55, vice president of global vehicle engineering since April 2011, will retire, GM said in a statement.
GM said it will divide vehicle engineering into two organizations: Global Product Integrity and Global Components and Subsystems.
Ken Morris, 47, now executive director of chassis engineering at GM, will head the product integrity unit. Ken Kelzer, 51, who now leads powertrain engineering in Europe, will take over the components and subsystems group.
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Mike Colias
Automotive News
April 22, 2014
DETROIT -- General Motors is replacing its head of engineering and will divide its vehicle engineering organization into two divisions in a shakeup that the company says will improve quality and safety in the wake of its recall crisis.
John Calabrese, 55, vice president of global vehicle engineering since April 2011, will retire, GM said in a statement.
GM said it will divide vehicle engineering into two organizations: Global Product Integrity and Global Components and Subsystems.
Ken Morris, 47, now executive director of chassis engineering at GM, will head the product integrity unit. Ken Kelzer, 51, who now leads powertrain engineering in Europe, will take over the components and subsystems group.
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