Delphi Names Greg White And Gabor Deak To Key Executive Positions
Release Date: May 02, 2001
TROY, Mich. -- Two executive appointments at Delphi Automotive Systems were made today by Guy C. Hachey, president of Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems; Paul J. Tosch, president of Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems; and Volker J. Barth, president of Delphi South American operations.
Gregory A. White is named director of the Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems' Material Cost Improvement Process (MCIP) for North America. In this newly designated position, White continues to report to Hachey and remains a member of the divisional executive staff.
Gabor Deák succeeds White as managing director of South American operations for Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems. Deák joins the Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems executive staffs and the Delphi South American Strategy Board. Deák reports to Hachey, Tosch and Barth, respectively.
To support Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems' MCIP for North America, the following members will comprise a cross-functional team, to assist in examining divisional material costs:
- Jeffrey M. Weatherall, will represent manufacturing operations, reporting to White and to Patrick Straney, director of Canadian operations for Delphi Energy & Chassis. Previously, Weatherall was assistant plant manager, manufacturing, Sandusky Operations.
- John C. Novak, will represent purchasing, reporting to White and to George Mansfield, Delphi Energy & Chassis director of purchasing worldwide. Novak has been managing the MCIP process for the purchasing function as well as serving as the Delphi Energy & Chassis electrical commodity manager. Carl Snowden replaces Novak as the electrical commodity manager.
- Mina Cox, will represent production control & logistics (PC&L), reporting to White and to Gary Berndt, Delphi Energy & Chassis director of PC& L worldwide. Cox will continue as PC&L manager of international operations and human resource management.
- Lionel Johnson, will continue in his current position of manager of MCIP for chassis engineering and will represent engineering on the MCIP team. He will report to White and to Scott Bailey, Delphi Energy & Chassis director of engineering worldwide.
Prior to his most recent assignment as managing director of Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems South America, White was managing director of Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems South America.
White joined the company in 1973 as a cooperative student at the Delco Moraine Division. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1978 and master's degree in 1988 from the former General Motors Institute in Flint, Mich. White has held various positions during his career in manufacturing, engineering, sales and international operations. White has been in Brazil since 1996.
As managing director for Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems in South America, Deák is responsible for the overall operations in the region. Previously Deák was director of operations for Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems operations in South America, reporting to White.
Deák joined Delphi with the acquisition of Lucas Diesel in early 2000 where he was the general manager of the Diesel Operations in South America. As part of the regional reorganization in late 2000, Deák assumed the responsibilities as director of operations for the Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems and Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems in South America.
Prior to joining Lucas in 1998, Deák held various positions in engineering, quality, logistics, manufacturing, strategic planning, business and new product development during his 23-year career with Maxion in South America.
Deák earned his mechanical engineering degree from the Politechnical School of the University of Sao Paulo in 1973 and a post graduation in business administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in 1978.
All appointments are effective May 1, 2001.
