 News of July 13, 1999
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Peter Davis Joins GM
Design Center
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| WARREN, Mich, July 10, 1999 - Peter B. Davis, who contributed to the
design of Opel's successful Omega and Vectra models of the 1980s, is returning to General
Motors (NYSE: GM) after a decade with Fiat. Davis joins GM Design on August 1 as an
Interior Design Executive reporting to William Scott, director, Interior Design Quality.
Davis' responsibilities will include incorporating high technology elements into GM
vehicle interiors. He will also promote the growth of supplier integration and guide
improvements to GM interior design operations. As design director at Fiat from 1993 to
1998, Davis led the development of the Fiat Multipla Minivan, the Bravo-Brava, and the
Punto, a global car produced in Brazil. He served as assistant studio chief of Interior
Design at Opel from 1985 to 1989. Davis is a 1981 graduate of the Art Center College of
Design in Pasadena, California.
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DaimlerChrysler
to Sell 32.4 Percent of debitel to Swisscom - Swisscom pays Euro 32 per debitel share
shareholders
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| Stuttgart, July
9, 1999 - DaimlerChrysler plans to sell 32.4 percent of its holding in the
telecommunications company debitel AG to Swisscom AG, Bern (Switzerland) and will continue
to hold the remaining 10% of debitel for a limited period of time. The sale is subject to
approval by the DaimlerChrysler Supervisory Board, which will take a decision on this
issue at its meeting on Friday, July 9, 1999, and subject to approval by antitrust. |
Andrew
Eggleston Elected Vice President Marketing, Ford Of Europe
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| COLOGNE,
Germany, July 5, 1999 - Andrew Eggleston has been elected Vice President Marketing,
European Sales & Service for Ford of Europe. To be based at Warley, in Britain, he
succeeds Jonathan Browning. Prior to his new appointment Mr Eggleston was with EDS/A.T.
Kearney, most recently as Principal in the Global Automotive Practice with special
responsibility for corporate and business unit strategy. Born in England, Mr Eggleston,
43, holds a Joint Honours degree in Modern Languages and Linguistics from the University
of Oxford as well as a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Cranfield. |
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