TROY, MI, Nov. 4, 2009 (Marketwire) --
TROY, MI -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/09 -- Delphi Automotive LLP, a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for autos, commercial and other vehicles, today announced the appointment of a new Board of Managers. The Board will be chaired by John A. (Jack) Krol, former chairman of DuPont and lead director for Tyco International Ltd. Krol will be joined by a seasoned team of global business leaders with experience in electronics, information technology, finance, specialty products, and automotive manufacturing and supply.
"We are pleased that these talented, highly respected leaders will guide Delphi on our journey as a new company," said Rodney O'Neal, Delphi president and chief executive officer. "Their experience, business acumen, and high ethical standards can help us build from Delphi's already strong technology and worldwide customer base."
"I am pleased to lead this distinguished board, which collectively has nearly 200 years of experience across the brightest and most successful global industries," said Krol. "Delphi has world-class products, a strong commitment to technology, and the financial resources that will be essential to its success. We look forward to taking the new Delphi forward and furthering our relationships with the world's leading automotive manufacturers."
Krol, 73, also is a board member at ACE, Ltd., and serves on the advisory board of the Bechtel Corporation. He is a former trustee of the University of Delaware and trustee emeritus of Tufts University. Krol also is a former board member of J.P. Morgan Chase, The Business Roundtable, The Business Council, MeadWestvaco Corp., Milliken & Co., and the Hagley Museum, as well as Chairman of the United Way of Delaware. He received a B.S. and M.S. in chemistry from Tufts University.
The other members of the board are:
-- Gary L. Cowger, 62, most recently group vice president of global
manufacturing and labor relations for General Motors. He will retire from
GM on Dec. 1, 2009. Cowger began his career with GM in 1965 and held a
range of senior leadership positions in business and operations in several
countries. In 2006, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering
and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Martin Luther King Memorial
Foundation's executive Leadership Cabinet. He is chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Kettering University, a board member of the UNCF and the
governing board of Leaders for Manufacturing at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (M.I.T.). He earned a B.S. in industrial engineering from
Kettering University and a master's degree as a Sloan Fellow from M.I.T.
-- Rajiv L.
