New ASE Leadership, Board Members in Place

Two new executives replace recently retired leaders.

Mary Barra Named New Chairman of GM

DETROIT — The General Motors Board of Directors unanimously elected Mary Barra as its next chairman, effective immediately. She succeeds Theodore Solso, who will serve as the Board’s Lead Independent Director. “At a time of unprecedented industry change, the board concluded it is in the best interests of the company to combine the roles of ... Read More »

GM Nominates Pharmaceutical Company Exec to Join Board

General Motors Co. said Friday it is nominating the CEO of Novartis International AG, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, to join the board of directors, reported The Detroit News. The Detroit automaker also announced longtime board member E. Neville Isdell, 71, will not stand for re-election to the board in June because of the board’s retirement ... Read More »

Ford Names Former FCC Chair Kennard to Board as Neal Retires

Ford Motor Co. named former U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman William Kennard to its board, adding someone with Washington experience as the auto industry faces increased regulatory scrutiny amid mounting recalls, reported Bloomberg. Kennard, 57, will succeed director Homer Neal, who has reached mandatory retirement age, Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford said in a statement today. Kennard, ... Read More »

Bill Fox Elected NADA Chairman for 2015

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The National Automobile Dealers Association’s board of directors has elected Bill Fox as chairman for 2015. Fox, who represents New York’s franchised new-car dealers on the NADA board of directors, will assume the position of chairman and CEO at the 2015 NADA Convention & Expo next January. “It is a true honor ... Read More »

Chrysler Board Adds 6 New Directors