Delphi Announces Manufacturing Changes
20 September 2000
Delphi Announces Manufacturing Changes
FLINT, Mich., Sept. 20 Delphi Automotive Systems
is making several changes in its manufacturing operations, it was
announced today by Guy C. Hachey, president of Delphi Energy & Chassis
Systems.
Brian P. O'Neill, manufacturing manager for Flint (Mich.) operations, is
named general director of operations for Delphi Delco Electronics Systems. He
will report to David B. Wohleen, president of Delphi Delco Electronics.
Shannon S. Liddell, plant manager of the original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) plants (Plants 2 and 6) at the Flint East site responsible for fuel
systems and air induction products, expands her responsibilities to include
the plants responsible for aftermarket products at the Flint East site. She
will report to Jim Chestnut, director of manufacturing operations and
planning.
In alignment with these announcements, Milt Scheffler, plant manager of
the aftermarket plants (Plants 3 and 7) will report to Liddell; Gerard J.
Gutberlet, plant manager for Flint West, will report to Chestnut; and Pam
Pitsenbarger, personnel director for the Flint East and West sites will report
to Chestnut and to George Albrecht, divisional director of personnel for
Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems.
O'Neill began his General Motors career in 1964 as a General Motors
Institute cooperative student at the former AC Spark Plug division in Flint,
Mich. After assignments as a manufacturing supervisor and general supervisor,
O'Neill was assigned as supervisor of industrial engineering in 1973. In
1976, O'Neill was promoted to senior reliability engineer and held assignments
as superintendent of quality control and superintendent of inspection for AC
Spark Plug. He was named operations superintendent in 1981, a position he
held at two Flint plants until his promotion to plant manager for AC's
Gennevilliers, France, operations in 1986. In 1989, O'Neill returned to Flint
as manager for two Delco Electronics Division plants. In 1995, he was
promoted to managing director of Kokomo operations for Delco Electronics. He
then became operations manager at Flint East for Delphi Energy & Engine
Management Systems before being named manufacturing director for Delphi's
Flint operations in 1999. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial
engineering from General Motors Institute.
Liddell began her career as a cooperative student for General Motors'
Chevrolet Division in 1977. She was a college cooperative student before
being promoted to plant engineer in 1983. She was promoted to senior plant
engineer in 1987, then became general supervisor of maintenance in 1988 at AC
Rochester Flint West facility. Liddell was named senior project engineer in
1989 before being promoted to assistant staff engineer in 1994. She became
superintendent of maintenance and plant engineering in 1996 and in 1997 became
superintendent of production. In 1999 she was promoted to plant manager of
fuel systems and air induction products. Liddell earned a bachelor's degree
in mechanical and electrical engineering from the former General Motors
Institute. She earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Michigan under a General Motors' fellowship and a master of
business administration from Purdue University.
Multi-national Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy,
Mich., USA, Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a world leader in mobile
electronics and transportation components and systems technology. Delphi's
three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical
Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communication -- provide comprehensive
product solutions to complex customer needs. Delphi has approximately 216,000
employees and operates 179 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 41 joint
ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 31 technical centers in 39
countries. Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com .