David Lawrence Acton

Background

Acton, David Lawrence was born on April 12, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Lawrence E. and Johannah Acton.

Education

BME, General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan, l973; Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1978.

Career

Associate engineer Hydra-matic division, General Motors, Ypsilanti, Michigan, l973-74; project engineer, General Motors, Ypsilanti, Michigan, l974-77; supervisor industrial engineering, General Motors, Ypsilanti, Michigan, l977-78; assistant superintendent industrial engineering, General Motors, Ypsilanti, Michigan, l978-8l; assistant superintendent progress tracking, quality and reliability, General Motors, Detroit, l98l-83; senior administrator, General Motors, Detroit, l983-85; manager program planning B-O-C- car group, General Motors, Detroit, l985; program manager Allanté electrical test system, General Motors, Detroit, l985-87; manager electrical design and processing, Cadillac Motor Car Company, Detroit, 1987-1991; manager electrical product systems, Cadillac Motor Car Company, Detroit, 1991-1993; chief engineer electrical/electronics Cadillac luxury car division, General Motors, Flint, Michigan, 1993-1996; director electrical engineering mid-luxury car group, General Motors, Flint, Michigan, 1996-1997; director electrical engineering North America operations, General Motors, Warren, Michigan, 1997-1998; chief vehicle engineer on-star division, General Motors, Warren, Michigan, since 1998.

Achievements

• David Lawrence Acton has been listed as a noteworthy Automobile company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society of Automotive Engineers.

Connections

Married Dianne Patience McNeill, September 5, 1981. Children: Andrew, Stephen, Amy.

Father:

Lawrence E. Acton

Mother:

Johannah Acton

Spouse:

Dianne Patience McNeill

child:

Amy Acton

child:

Stephen Acton

child:

Andrew Acton