Background
Lutz, Robert Anthony was born on February 12, 1932 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1939. Son of Robert H. and Marguerite (Schmid) Lutz.
("Read it for no other reason than to learn Bob's Seven Im...)
"Read it for no other reason than to learn Bob's Seven Immutable Laws of Business...This is vintage Bob-contrarian, thoughtful, and he's really fun to read." -Forbes In this edition of Bob Lutz's bestselling account of the business philosophy with which he revolutionized Chrysler and much of the automotive industry, Lutz reveals his unique brand of creative management. Readers will learn many lessons herein, including why the key to success in any business is maintaining a positive tension between the creative minds and the buttoned-up financial minds, and how to attract, motivate, and strategically deploy each type throughout an organization. This book features a new introduction and an epilogue in which Lutz introduces an eighth law that helps today's business leaders put his famed Seven Immutable Laws of Business into sharper perspective. Robert A. Lutz (Scarsdale, NY) is General Motor's Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America.
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Lutz, Robert Anthony was born on February 12, 1932 in Zurich, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1939. Son of Robert H. and Marguerite (Schmid) Lutz.
Bachelor of Science in Production Management, University California, Berkeley, 1961. Master of Business Administration in Marketing with highest honors, University California, Berkeley, 1962. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Boston University, 1988.
DM (honorary), Kettering University, 2003.
Research associate, senior analyst, International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1962-1963; senior analyst forward planning, General Motors, New York City, 1963-1965; manager vehicle division, General Motors, Paris, 1966-1969; staff assistant, managing director, Adam Opel, Russelsheim, Germany, 1965-1966; assistant manager domestic sales, Adam Opel, Russelsheim, Germany, 1969; director sales Vorstand, Adam Opel, Russelsheim, Germany, 1969-1970; vice president Vorstand, Bayerische Motoren Werke, Munich, 1972-1974; general manager, Ford of Germany, Cologne, Germany, 1974-1976; vice president truck operations, Ford of Europe, Brentwood, England, 1976-1977; president, Ford of Europe, Brentwood, England, 1977-1979; chairman, Ford of Europe, Brentwood, England, 1979-1982; also board directors, Ford of Europe, Brentwood, England executive vice president, Ford International, Dearborn, Michigan, 1982-1984; executive vice president, Chrysler Motors Corporation, Highland Park, Michigan, 1986-1988; president operations, president, chief operating officer, Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Michigan, 1988-1996; also Chairman, Board Of Directors, Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park vice chairman, Chrysler Corporation chairman, ceo, president, Exide Corporation, since 1998. Board directors Northrop-Grumman, Kepner-Tregoe, Silicon Graphics, Northrop-Grumman, ASCOM, Switzerland. Member, former chairman Highway Users Federation forSafety and Mobility.
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Trustee: Michigan Cancer Foundation, United States Marine Corps University Foundation. Vice-Chairman, board trustees, Marine Military Academy. Board directors United Way of Southeastern Michigan.
Member advisory board Walter A. Haas School Business, University California, Berkeley, since 1979. Chairman, The New Common School Foundation. Captain United States Marine Corps, 1954-1965.
Member National Association of Manufacturers (executive committee), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Betty D. Lutz, December 12, 1956 (divorced 1979). Children: Jacqueline, Carolyn, Catherine, Alexandra. Married Heide Marie Schmid, March 3, 1980 (divorced December 1992).
Married Denise Ford, April 17, 1994. 2 stepchildren.