Holden’s Reuss gets top job in Detroit
July 31, 2009 by David Twomey
General Motors Company, in its final round of senior executive shake-ups following its July 10 exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has named the outgoing GM Holden president and managing director, Mark Reuss, as vice president of global vehicle engineering.
The very senior post for Mr Reuss, 45, means he will replace GM veterans Jim Queen, 60, group vice president, global engineering, and Ed Koerner, 59, GM North American vice president, engineering, who are both retiring.
“Our goal was to streamline our leadership team and put some of our best executives in positions where they can use their diverse perspectives and extensive global experience to create the new GM,” GM CEO Fritz Henderson said in a statement.
Mr Reuss, replaced last week in his GM Holden position by sales and marketing director Alan Batey, joined GM in 1983 as a student intern and has held several top positions since 2001 before joining Holden in 2008.
In a move that sees yet another senior administrator leave GM Europe, the financial troubled subsidiary that is being sold off, Eric Stevens, currently GM Europe vice president, manufacturing, will be named vice president, global manufacturing engineering.
Also of interest is the news that another former GM Holden president and managing director, Denny Mooney, currently vice president, global vehicle systems and integration, will retire.
“Today’s announcements, in addition to the moves that we’ve announced throughout the month of July, complete the changes to GM’s senior leadership team,” Mr Henderson said in the statement.
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Glad I’m not in his shoes, what a nightmare!
What worries me more than anything is the rather blank/empty expression on Fritz’s face.
As for Mooney he should have retired or even been sacked after he ruined Pontiac…. before he ruined Holden – undoing all Peter Hannenbergers good work.
Jumped of a sinking ship(Holden) onto one with many leaks!! And it may sink as well !!!!!
Some of you guys have no idea!
I hear you Frenchie. This guy may actually be able to make some good out of the Governmnet Motors mess.
Well he couldn`t help Holden make a profit, but hey thats like bashing your head against a brick wall.
Charles – believe it or not but Holden were actually on track to make a proit at the beginning or the year.
It’s just that due to the GFC there was a downturn in sales of new cars.. which effected all major car companies not Just Holden.
Mind you I don’t expect you to believe it as you don’t beleive that the HSV W-427 can go from 0-100Km/h in 4.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 270Km/h [just because your Skoda can't]
Mark Reuss, vice president of global vehicle engineering.
Mark will soon know South Korea like the back of his hand.
Yeah but Wheelnut at least a Skoda is a better built car than a Commodore and if you believe that Holden was on track to make a profit you obviously believe the tooth fairy is real to. But for the record I don`t own a Skoda but I`d have one over an ugly green Commodore ute any day and anything from GM for that matter. I mean atleast the Skoda will be around longer than Holden.
Wheelnut®™ Says:
July 31st, 2009 at 10:28 pm
“Charles – believe it or not but Holden were actually on track to make a proit at the beginning or the year.”
Were they? After five years of losses? Where is the official statement to show this incredible feat??
Charles.. if you really believe what you say; that is:
that a Skoda is better built than a Holden.. or,
that a Skoda will be around longer than a Holden..
then its you who believes in the Tooth Fairy and not Wheelnut
A Skoda is basically nothing more than a poor man’s Volkswagen which is basically nothing more than a poor man’s Porsche
Whereas a Holden is a Holden
Anthhony,
Sorry Bavarian Missile, made typo changing your nick?!
How come you and wheelnut aren’t using miniskip at the moment?
Yep, Skoda is much better built then holden, and will too be much longer around then Holden!!
Atleast Skoda made cars of it’s own, before getting bought out by Volkswagen. Unlike Holden, which was making GM cars since day one!!
I Don’t know what you’re on about Tomas79.. I mean Charles..
I mean Will.. I mean Gazza.. I mean FIGJAM..
You know exactly what I’m on about, i’ve read some your other posts on the site, and i know your just another BS identy wheelnut and bavarian missile use, just like miniskip…
I reckon CARADVICE should permanently ban people that use multiple identities!!
Did a lot for Holden, wish him all the best for his future
Aah Tomas – The car company [which we now know as] Skoda actually started off back in the late 1800s building bicycles and then motorcycles.
It wasn’t until the late 1930s that they released their first car; the 1101.. at which time they were actually owned by Skoda works – a company which was more well known [in Czechoslovakia] for making weapons artilliery and other militaria..
Holden was also established in the late 1800s. They originally built horse drawn vehicles.. they then became motor body builders [using designs from the USA and Europe].
It wasn’t until 1948 that Hodlen released their first car the FX.. at which time they were owned by GM and have been ever since
Therefore; there isn’t that much difference between the two. I mean both companies have a reputation [in their home country] for building reliable cars
Not only that but looking at photographs of some of the Skodas from the 50-60s there are a number of similarities with Holdens from the same period
The only difference would be that soon after WWII Skoda Works seperated from Skoda Automotive; which meant Skoda became an “ORPHAN” and were left with relatively litte funds and resources to design and develop new cars.
That was until 1990 when the Czech Govt decided to sell Skoda to Volkswagen [instead of Renault]
Whereas Holden have remained part of the GM group and have been able to take advantage of their resources not to mention improving the look; the safety the performance and the build quality of their cars.
Anthony……a Holden is a Holden!!!! Thats is surely nothing to be bragging about!!!! lol
Holden is a Holden……or a Daewoo nowdays…ROFLMAO