Hey, I Know That Guy You Have Never Heard of the Company Or the Product
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20100805-SUPP--0006-NAT-CCI-AN_-- 8/4/2010 11:50 AM Page 1 6 Automotive News Traverse City Daily THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010 Hey, I know that guy You have never heard of the company or the product. But that guy in the photo — didn’t he used to be …? Many of today’s automotive startups include executives with track records at other auto companies. See if you can match each person with his old job and his new job. For example, Henrik Fisker (A) was the designer of the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin DB9 (7) and is now CEO of electric sports car maker Fisker Automotive (t). WHO A. Henrik B. Vic C. Dave D. Gary E. Gilbert F. Don G. Benjamin H. Bob I. William Fisker Doolan Schembri Dodd Passin Runkle Yeung Purcell Santana Li OLD JOB NEW JOB 1. President, Smart USA q. Director, battery maker Boston-Power 2. Manager, Ford’s Amazon project r. President, ZAP electric-car company 3. Chairman, Brilliance China s. CEO, cop car maker Carbon Motors 4. Vice chairman, Delphi t. CEO, electric sports car maker Fisker Automotive 5. President, BMW of North America u. CEO, Vehicle Production Group, maker of vans designed for wheelchairs 6. VP of manufacturing for Toyota plant in Canada v. Setting up Fisker’s retail network 7. Designer of the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9 w. CEO, EcoMotors, maker of radically redesigned engines 8. Manager, Toyota’s Kentucky plant x. Tesla manufacturing boss 9. Head of GM’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Group y. Chairman, Hybrid Kinetic Motors; plans $6 billion factory in Alabama For answers, scroll down. CHARGING FORWARD TOGETHER Host Company Tier One Strategic Partner The Essential Automotive Technology Event April 12-14, 2011 Cobo Center Detroit, Michigan, USA www.sae.org/congress P100802 Quiz answers A. Henrik Fisker – 7 – t B. Vic Doolan – 5 – v C. Dave Schembri – 1 – u D. Gary Dodd – 8 – r E. Gilbert Passin – 6 – x F. Don Runkle – 4 – w G. Benjamin Yeung – 3 – y H. Bob Purcell – 9 – q I. William Santana Li – 2 – s .