Weiser Retires, Alapont Named President, Delphi Europe
10 June 1999
Weiser Retires, Alapont Named President, Delphi Europe
TROY and FLINT, Mich., June 10 -- Jose Maria Alapont has been
elected a Delphi vice-president and named president, Delphi Automotive Systems
Europe, effective July 1, 1999. The announcement was made today by J.T.
Battenberg III, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Delphi
Automotive Systems. Alapont will replace Hans-Jurgen Weiser, who is retiring
following an 18-year career with Delphi.
"Hans has been a vital part of Delphi in helping to build a strong
manufacturing footprint, excellent customer relationships and a strong
technology strategy," said Battenberg. "He has supported significantly our
efforts to grow our global customer base. We wish Hans well in his retirement
and welcome Jose Maria into his new position. Jose Maria is bringing a
tremendous international perspective and will play an integral role in growing
our business with our European customers."
With more than 20 years of international experience, Alapont joined Delphi
as executive director, International Operations for Delphi Energy & Engine
Management Systems in October 1997, in Bascharage, Luxembourg. Prior to this
assignment, he was group vice-president and general manager for Valeo's
Worldwide Lighting Systems.
Alapont began his automotive career with Ford of Spain in 1975 as a
machine and process capability engineer. He held various managerial,
manufacturing, engineering, purchasing and operations assignments at Ford of
Europe. In 1990, Alapont was named managing director of Valeo Engine Cooling-
Spain. In 1991, he was named as their executive operations director for
Worldwide Heavy Duty Engine Cooling and in 1992 he was named group vice
president and general manager Worldwide Clutch Operations.
A native of Spain, Alapont received an industrial engineering degree from
the Technical School of Valencia, Spain, and holds a doctorate in philology
from the University of Valencia, Spain.
Delphi Automotive Systems also announced today that Jean de Montlaur will
join the company as the executive director of international operations for
Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems and Delphi Chassis Systems,
succeeding Jose Maria Alapont, who was named president of Delphi Europe.
Montlaur will be based in Luxembourg and reports to Donald L. Runkle,
president of Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems.
Montlaur most recently was general manager, Access Control Systems, a
division of Meritor Automotive, based in Troy, Mich. Previously he was with
Valeo as a corporate national director-France from 1995-1997, and from 1992-
1995 he was sales and marketing manager director for Valeo Security Systems.
During his career he was also the general manager for international
divisions and director of strategic development for Clemessy, a French
automation supply company. He was also the North American marketing and
program manager for Thomson-CSF, a major French electronics and defense
company. From 1980-1988 he was with Jeumont-Schneider, an electric and
electronics company, as a purchasing manager, area sales manager for North and
South America, and a project manager.
Delphi Automotive Systems , with headquarters in Troy,
Michigan, USA, is a world leader in automotive component and systems
technology. Delphi's three business sectors, Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety,
Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications --
provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has
approximately 196,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing
sites, 51 customer centers and sales offices, and 27 technical centers in 36
countries. Regional headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo.
Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.