IT Executive Changes – Page 7

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Hofmann to become new VW CIO; Brunken, Schulte will be deputies

2011-10-05T20:26:58Z

Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck Dec. 1 (Photo: VW) Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Volkswagen Group Dec. 1. As reported earlier, Hofmann will have two deputies: Ralf Brunken, who currently is the CIO of supplier Continental's automotive operations, and ...

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Jobs steps down as Apple CEO

2011-08-25T09:22:54Z

Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO but will continue as chairman of the board (Photo: Apple) The Apple board of directors accepted Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO and named COO Tim Cook to succeed him at the helm of the US computer and software group. Jobs has been elected ...

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Tavares is new COO at Renault

2011-05-31T09:47:37Z

Carlos Tavares succeeds Patrick Pelata as Renault COO As expected, Nissan Americas Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares has been appointed COO of Renault, the French carmaker announced late Monday. Tavares, 52, will succeed Patrick Pelata, who resigned from his post earlier this year following Renault's firing of three executives wrongly ...

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Patrick Pelata steps down as Renault COO

2011-04-11T20:09:37Z

Patrick Pelata will join the Renault-Nissan alliance Patrick Pelata stepped down as COO of Renault Monday in the wake of revelations that the French automaker had falsely accused three of its managers of espionage. Pelata will take up a position with the Renault-Nissan alliance and will, thus, stay connected to ...

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At Opel, Stracke succeeds Reilly as CEO

2011-03-17T20:53:05Z

Stracke was in charge of GM’s global engineering operations General Motors named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1. Stracke, 55 and a 32 year GM veteran succeeds Nick Reilly, who continues as the head of GM's European operations. Reilly will chair the Opel supervisory board. “The European market ...

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At VW, Fabian heads compliance, risk, governance

2011-01-31T15:21:59Z

Frank Fabian is the Volkswagen group's new compliance officer, the German automaker said Monday. Fabian, who is 44, also becomes head of the governance, risk and compliance department. He will report directly to VW group CEO Martin Winterkorn. “Volkswagen’s good name is our most valuable asset,” Winterkorn said in a ...