GM boss Carl-Peter Forster set for Jaguar
Carl-Peter Forster, the departing boss of General Motors Europe, has been lined up to take charge of Jaguar Land Rover, the Midlands-based luxury carmaker.
Senior sources in Frankfurt and Detroit said Forster, who led GM Europe through its recent turbulent negotiations with the German government and would-be buyer Magna, was sounded out about the job earlier in the year, and is expected to join within a few months. GM Europe, which owns Opel in Germany and Vauxhall in Britain, announced on Friday evening that Forster was leaving.
Forster, 55, was born and spent part of his youth in London. He made his name as a fast-rising star at BMW in the 1990s and was head of production at the German carmaker during its ill-fated ownership of MG Rover and Land Rover.
When BMW decided in 2000 to cut its losses and sell its “English patients”, Forster was among a group of executives who left. He joined GM the following year. Since then he has led a lengthy restructuring of Opel and Vauxhall, closing plants and cutting costs. He has had some success in moving the Opel brand upmarket.
Source: GM boss Carl-Peter Forster set for Jaguar
Senior sources in Frankfurt and Detroit said Forster, who led GM Europe through its recent turbulent negotiations with the German government and would-be buyer Magna, was sounded out about the job earlier in the year, and is expected to join within a few months. GM Europe, which owns Opel in Germany and Vauxhall in Britain, announced on Friday evening that Forster was leaving.
Forster, 55, was born and spent part of his youth in London. He made his name as a fast-rising star at BMW in the 1990s and was head of production at the German carmaker during its ill-fated ownership of MG Rover and Land Rover.
When BMW decided in 2000 to cut its losses and sell its “English patients”, Forster was among a group of executives who left. He joined GM the following year. Since then he has led a lengthy restructuring of Opel and Vauxhall, closing plants and cutting costs. He has had some success in moving the Opel brand upmarket.
Source: GM boss Carl-Peter Forster set for Jaguar
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