Background
Reickert, Erick Arthur was born on August 30, 1935 in Newport, Tennessee, United States. Son of Frederick Arthur and Reva M. (Irish) Reickert.
Reickert, Erick Arthur was born on August 30, 1935 in Newport, Tennessee, United States. Son of Frederick Arthur and Reva M. (Irish) Reickert.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northwestern University, 1958. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1965.
Various positions, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1965-1973; executive director small car planning, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1979-1984; vice president export operations, Ford Motor Company, Brentwood, England, 1973-1979; vice president advance product development, Chrysler Motors, Detroit, 1984-1986; vice president program management, Chrysler Motors, Detroit, 1986-1987; chairman, managing director, Chrysler Mexico, 1987-1989; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Acustar Inc., Troy, Michigan, 1990-1991; vice president power train operations, Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 1991-1992; president, Chief Executive Officer, New Venture Gear Inc., Troy, since 1992. Board directors Truck Components Inc., Rockford, Illinois, 1994-1995.
Board directors Junior Achievement of Southeast Michigan, Detroit, since 1992, Children's Center, Detroit, since 1993. Regent for Southeast Michigan, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1994. Member Society Automotive Engineers, Engineering Society Detroit, Harvard Business School Club of Detroit.
Married Diane Lois Comens, June 10, 1961 (divorced January 1979). Children: Craig A., Laura L. Married Heather Kathleen Ross, September 1, 1982.