Apparently, one Mr. Ed Whitacre makes no idle threats. When he mentioned in a web chat Tuesday that current GM execs have "not long" to prove themselves (with a creepily cheerful emoticon), we didn't now he meant 24-to-48-hours not-long.
Yesterday, GM announced that Chevrolet General Manager Brent Dewar would be retiring April 1, 2010 to "pursue personal interests..." and so forth and so on. He is to be replaced by James Campbell, another current GM staffer.
Now the company is confirming that Michael Richards (pictured above) will be leaving his post as Buick/GMC General Manager to "...pursue other interests..." and so forth and so on. In what must be one of the shortest tenures since we discovered that our job at Taco Bell would entail cleaning the bathrooms, Richards lasted only eight days. The good news there is that Richards probably didn't have time to arrange his favorite Dilbert cartoons and bobble-head collection in his new (old) office. No permanent replacement has been announced but Brian Sweeney, the brands' current sales manager, will serve as interim leader.
The move leaves Bryan Nesbitt, of Cadillac, as the last general manager standing.
Anyway, uh, Happy Holidays.
felonious says:
09:45 AM, 12/10/09
Wow, I'm really appreciating my job right now!! Speaking of which, I'd better get off this site. :)
rick8365 says:
11:11 AM, 12/10/09
"In what must be one of the shortest tenures since we discovered that our job at Taco Bell would entail cleaning the bathrooms" - LOL!
redliner says:
01:28 PM, 12/10/09
Holy crap! Now thats job (in)security!
roadburner says:
05:36 PM, 12/10/09
Chaos continues to stalk the halls of power at Gubmint Motors...
bimmerjay says:
09:08 AM, 12/11/09
I'd fire myself if I had to take a picture with that GMC thing. Do you think there's enough chrome on the top of the grille there?
roadburner says:
11:22 AM, 12/11/09
May the Best (Pimped-Out)Car Win.