Carl Peter Forster
Business Executive
Opel drama drags on. Forster out, Lutz in....just keeps dragging on. Now, its top European executive, Carl-Peter Forster, is leaving the company and GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz will take over on an interim basis as Chairman of the company's Supervisory Board. But it's a non-executive... In this article: General Motors, Opel, Carl-Peter Forster, Detroit, Europe, U.S., and Email Marketing |
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Detroit News | 1 day ago
GM looks to EU for help with Opel
...Group, was a leading candidate to replace Carl-Peter Forster as head of Opel. Forster, a strong backer of the Magna deal, is leaving to join Tata Motors Ltd. ctierney@detnews.com (313) 222-1463 The Associated Press contributed. Daniel...
In this article: GM, Opel, European Union, Magna International Inc., Germany, Michigan, and Antwerp
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The Seattle Times | November 06, 2009
GM says Europe chief Forster to leave post
...before the sale was shot down by the GM board. "Such a sudden shift isn't comprehensible," Forster told Germany's Bild daily Wednesday about GM's decision not to sell the units to Magna. "I hoped that it would have come to a much...
In this article: General Motors, Opel, Europe, Magna International Inc., Bankruptcy, GM Europe, and Sberbank
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | November 06, 2009
GM Europe expected to appoint Nick Reilly as interim boss
...following a spell as GM Europe's marketing director. Mr Forster is believed to be walking away from his role at GM Europe after supporting the takeover of Vauxhall and Opel by Magna. However, GM scrapped the Magna deal this week, prompting...
In this article: GM Europe, General Motors, Daewoo, Opel, Magna, Ellesmere Port, and Europe
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Detroit News | November 06, 2009
GM's European CEO resigns
...representatives. People familiar with the situation say Forster had drifted apart from GM's headquarters management during the negotiations to sell Adam Opel GmbH to a consortium led by Canada's Magna International Inc. Germany-based Opel...
In this article: GM, Opel, Detroit, Magna International Inc., and BMW
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The State | November 06, 2009
AP Sources: GM Europe CEO Forster to leave post
...central Germany. Carl-Peter Forster, the chief executive of General Motors Europe who runs its struggling Opel unit, has decided to leave the company, two people briefed on the decision said Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. - Daniel Roland, file...
In this article: General Motors, Opel, Europe, Magna International Inc., Bankruptcy, GM Europe, Sberbank, Frankfurt, and Detroit
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 06, 2009
GM EU head quits after Opel U-turn
...on it." GM executive vice president David Reilly would replace Forster, as GM seeks to soothe anger over its decision to abandon this week a sale of Opel to Canadian group Magna and Russian partner Sberbank, Spiegel said. GM has...
In this article: Opel, General Motors, Europe, All rights reserved, GM Europe, Internet Explorer 6.0, Chevrolet, and Sberbank
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Detroit News | November 09, 2009
GM CEO meets with Opel executives
...the ailing carmaker. Henderson's visit to Opel's Russelsheim headquarters near Frankfurt followed the U.S. automaker's unexpected decision to keep Opel and the announced departure of Opel Chairman Carl-Peter Forster. GM is now preparing...
In this article: Opel, GM, Magna International Inc., GAZ, and U.S.
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Washington Times | November 05, 2009
GM Opel sale takes turn
...people said. Hours before the decision, Carl-Peter Forster, GM's CEO of European operations, underscored management's expectation of approval for a Magna deal when he said in Berlin the sale should be done in December. "I won't comment...
In this article: GM, Opel, Magna International Inc., Angela Merkel, Bankruptcy, Bloomberg Television, Roland Koch, and Germany
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Detroit News | November 06, 2009
GM Europe CEO Forster to leave post
...today. Forster's departure would not be surprising. He had cast his lot with a consortium led by Canada's Magna International Inc. to acquire GM's Adam Opel Gmbh carmaker in Germany. Opel represents the bulk of GM Europe's business, and...
In this article: General Motors, Europe, Opel, GM Europe, and Magna International Inc.
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Carl-Peter Forster has been General Motors Vice President and President of GM Europe, based in Zurich, Switzerland, since June 2004. Effective January 1, 2006, he was appointed GM Group Vice President and a member of the GM Automotive Strategy Board and took over the role as the senior-ranking executive for GM’s activities in Europe. He has been Chairman of the Opel Supervisory Board since June, 2004 and Chairman of Saab since April, 2005.
Forster was born in London, UK, on May 9, 1954 and raised in London, Bonn and Athens. He holds a diploma in Economics from Bonn University and a degree in Aviation and Space Technology from Munich Technical University.
Carl-Peter Forster started his career in 1982 as a consultant for McKinsey & Company in Munich. In 1986, he joined BMW where he held various leadership positions before becoming Managing Director of BMW South Africa in 1996 and the board member responsible for all vehicle development projects in 1999.
Prior to being appointed President of GM Europe and Chairman of the Opel Supervisory Board, Forster was Chairman and Managing Director of Opel from April 2001. In his three years in that position, Forster initiated far-reaching restructuring programs and a major product offensive focusing on innovative design and industry-leading build quality.
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