Delphi Automotive Systems Nominates McLaughlin to Board of Directors
23 December 1998
Delphi Automotive Systems Nominates McLaughlin to Board of Directors
TROY, Mich., Dec. 22 -- Delphi Automotive Systems today
announced that Susan A. McLaughlin, 46, has been nominated to the board of
directors. The announcement was made by J.T. Battenberg III, chairman, chief
executive officer and president, Delphi Automotive Systems.
McLaughlin joins previously announced board members, Thomas H. Wyman (lead
director), John F. Smith, Jr., Harry J. Pearce, J. Michael Losh, Oscar De
Paula Bernardes Neto, Virgis W. Colbert, Shoichiro Irimajiri, John D. Opie,
and Roger S. Penske.
McLaughlin is president of consumer services for BellSouth
Telecommunications, headquartered in Atlanta. Before joining BellSouth, she
had been vice president and chief operating officer at Kodak Professional.
Her 25-year career has been spent at Fortune 500 companies including
Eastman Kodak, Citibank and Chase where she gained expertise in finance,
marketing, sales and managing divisional operations worldwide.
She received a bachelor's of science degree in education from the
University of Nebraska - Omaha, where she graduated summa cum laude. In 1993,
she completed the Global Leadership Program at the University of Michigan.
McLaughlin is also a director for Dayton Hudson Corporation, headquartered
in Minneapolis.
"Susan brings solid business experience to the board," said Battenberg.
"She, and the rest of our members, will give us a level of guidance before,
during and after our separation from General Motors that is necessary for
success."
Delphi Automotive Systems, headquartered in Troy, Mich., USA, is the
world's most diversified supplier of automotive components and systems.
Delphi has more than 200,000 employees and operates 171 wholly owned
manufacturing sites, some 40 joint ventures and 27 technical centers in 37
countries. Regional headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo.
Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BIOGRAPHIES
Mr. Wyman was named Lead Director for Delphi Automotive Systems in October
1998. Mr. Wyman had served on the Board of Directors of General Motors from
1985 until October 1998. Mr. Wyman was formerly Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of CBS, Inc., New York. Mr. Wyman was Senior Advisor of SBC
Warburg Inc. from 1996 to 1997 and Chairman of S.G. Warburg & Co. Inc. from
1992 to 1996. Mr. Wyman is also a Director of AT&T Corporation and of AGCO
Corporation. Mr. Wyman is a member of the Advisory Board of Nestle USA, Inc.,
International Advisory Group of Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo) and The Business
Council. Mr. Wyman is Trustee Emeritus of The Ford Foundation and the Aspen
Institute and Chairman Emeritus of Amherst College.
Mr. Smith has been associated with General Motors since 1961. On January
1, 1996, Mr. Smith became Chairman of the Board of Directors and in October
1998, Mr. Smith's title was changed from Chief Executive Officer and President
to Chief Executive Officer of GM. Effective November 1992, Mr. Smith was
elected as GM's Chief Executive Officer and President. Effective August 1990,
Mr. Smith was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and, on April 6,
1992, he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of GM. Mr. Smith
was elected Executive Vice President in charge of International Operations for
GM in 1988. He is also a Director of Hughes Electronics Corporation and The
Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Smith is Co-Chairman of The Business Roundtable
and a member of The Business Council, U.S.-Japan Business Council, Catalyst
and The Chancellors Executive Committee of the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Smith is a member of Board of Trustees, Boston University; Board of
Overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Board of Governors of The
Nature Conservancy and Board of Polish-American Enterprise Fund.
Mr. Pearce has been associated with General Motors since 1985. Effective
January 1, 1996, Mr. Pearce was elected a Director and became Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors of GM. In July 1994, Mr. Pearce assumed responsibility
for GM's Strategic Decision Center, Corporate Communications, Allison
Transmission Division, Electro-Motive Division (now GM Locomotive Group),
Urban and Community Affairs, Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance
and the Corporate Services Staff. Effective November 1992, he was elected
Executive Vice President of GM. In May 1987, Mr. Pearce was elected Vice
President and General Counsel of General Motors, a position he retained
through August 1, 1994. Mr. Pearce is also a Director of Hughes Electronics
Corporation, Marriott International, Inc. and MDU Resources Group, Inc. Mr.
Pearce is a member of The Conference Board, Northwestern University School of
Law Dean's Advisory Council and the Board of Visitors of the United States Air
Force Academy. Mr. Pearce is also a Trustee of Howard University.
Mr. Losh has been associated with General Motors since 1964. In July
1994, Mr. Losh was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of GM. Effective May 1992, Mr. Losh was elected Group Executive in
charge of North American Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing of GM. He was
named General Manager of GM's Oldsmobile Division in June 1989. In July 1984,
Mr. Losh was elected Vice President of General Motors and General Manager of
its Pontiac Division.
Mr. Bernardes Neto was elected Chief Executive Officer in 1996 of Bunge
International, a Bermuda holding company headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
which controls a number of food, agribusiness and fertilizer companies around
the world. Before joining Bunge, he was a Senior Partner with Booz-Allen &
Hamilton where he specialized in strategy and organization consulting to
industry in Latin America. His 15 years of consulting experience include
several projects related to the automotive industry in South America. Mr.
Bernardes is a director for RBS and Alcoa in Brazil. He is also a member of
the advisory board for Booz-Allen & Hamilton.
Mr. Colbert was appointed an Executive Vice President for Miller Brewing
Company in July 1997. He is responsible for all plant operations, brewing,
research, quality assurance, engineering, purchasing, corporate operations
planning and improvement and information systems. He had been a Senior Vice
President, worldwide operations since 1995. In 1993 he was elected to the
Miller Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Also in 1993 he was named
Senior Vice President in charge of operations, a position he held until 1995.
From 1990 to 1993 he was Vice President of plant operations, and from 1989 to
1990 he was Vice President of materials manufacturing. Prior thereto he held
several manufacturing and production positions at Miller since joining the
company in 1979. Mr. Colbert is a Director for Aeroquip-Vickers, Inc.,
Milwaukee County Council, Boy Scouts of America, Columbia Health Systems and
Greater Milwaukee Open. He is Chairman of the Board for the Thurgood Marshall
Scholarship Fund and he is a member of the Board of Trustees for Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Colbert also serves on the Board of
Regents of the Milwaukee School of Engineering, is a member of the Executive
Advisory Committee for the National Urban League's Black Executive Exchange
Program, and serves on the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of
America's National Industrial Council.
Mr. Irimajiri was elected President and Representative Director for Sega
Enterprises, Ltd., in February 1998. He had been responsible for the CS
Business Group, Quality Assurance Division and Intellectual Property Rights
Department since August 1997. Previously, he was Co-Chairman of Sega America,
Inc., since July 1996. From April 1996 to July 1996 he was responsible for CS
Research & Development Group, Overseas Consumer Business Group, Quality
Assurance Division, Multimedia Office and IntellectualProperty Department.
Prior thereto, he held various positions at Sega since joining the company in
1993. Before joining Saga, Mr. Irimajiri had been an Executive Vice President
at Honda Motor Co. Ltd. since June 1990. He was responsible for directing the
company's development and production activities. He had been associated with
Honda since 1963.
Mr. Opie was elected Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer for
General Electric Company in 1995. He had been President and Chief Executive
Officer of GE Lighting and a GE Senior Vice President since 1986. Previously,
he had been Vice President of GE's distribution equipment business since 1983.
From 1982 to 1983 he was President of the Specialty Plastics Division. From
1980 to 1982 he was Vice President of the Lexan Products Division of GE
Plastics, and from 1977 to 1980 he was General Manager of the division. In
1975, Mr. Opie became General Manager of the battery business, a position he
held until moving to GE Plastics. He has been associated with General
Electric since 1961.
Mr. Penske is the founder and Chairman of Penske Corporation, which was
established in 1965 and is comprised of three business groups: Transportation
Services, Automotive and Performance. In the Transportation Services Group,
Mr. Penske serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Detroit
Diesel Corporation. He is Chairman of Diesel Technology Company, a
partnership with Robert Bosch Corporation and he is Chairman of the Board of
Penske Truck Leasing Corporation. Mr. Penske is a Director for General
Electric Company and a Director for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. He is
Chairman of the Detroit Investment Fund, which was created by Detroit
Renaissance, of which he is also a Director. Mr. Penske is also a member of
the Robert Bosch International AG Advisory Board and a Trustee of the Henry
Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.
Ms. McLaughlin is president-consumer services for BellSouth
Telecommunications, Inc., a position she has held since March 1998. From 1987
to 1998, Ms. McLaughlin held numerous financial and marketing management
positions at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y. Her most previous position was
vice president and chief operating officer of Kodak Professional, where she
managed that division's worldwide operations, including sales and marketing.
Before joining Kodak, Ms. McLaughlin spent 13 years in corporate banking with
Citibank and Chase. Ms. McLaughlin serves on the board of directors of Dayton
Hudson Corporation.