Biographical information about GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz
By APFriday, March 12, 2010
Biographical info about GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz
NAME: Robert A. “Bob” Lutz
AGE: 78. Born Feb. 12, 1932, in Zurich, Switzerland.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in production management, University of California-Berkeley, 1961; master’s degree in business administration, University of California-Berkeley, 1962.
MILITARY: Jet-attack aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps., 1954-1965. Attained rank of captain.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: General Motors Corp. vice chairman and senior adviser, December 2009-present; various positions at GM, including vice chairman for global product development, vice chairman for marketing and communications, chairman of GM North America and interim president of GM Europe, September 2001-December 2009; Chairman and CEO of Exide Technologies, 1998-2002; various positions at Chrysler Corp., including president and vice chairman, 1986-1998; various positions at Ford Motor Co., including executive vice president of truck operations and chairman of Ford of Europe, 1974-1986; executive vice president of global sales, BMW AG, 1971-1974; sales and marketing positions with GM Europe, 1963-1971.
PERSONAL: Married to Denise; four grown daughters.
