ALERT: Lutz, Docherty get new assignments at GM

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Friday, December 04, 2009              Bob Lutz becomes a senior advisor to General Motors chairman Ed Whitacre, while Susan Docherty will run marketing for GM's brands. As the GM world turns: Lutz, Docherty get new assignments By Wes Raynal | 12/04/09, 9:06 am et Susan Docherty just got handed the keys to the General Motors kingdom. Docherty, most recently vice president of sales, on Friday is expected to be put in charge of marketing GM's four remaining U.S. brands--Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac--as well as the service and parts organization and OnStar. Before her most recent sales job, Docherty, 46, ran Buick-GMC. Bob Lutz will get some new responsibilities, too, and will become an advisor to GM chairman Ed Whitacre. You'll recall that Lutz, 77, GM's product chief for the past 10 years, was going to retire at the beginning of this year. He later changed his mind and became vice chairman in charge of marketing. Word has it that board member Steve Girsky also has been named a Whitacre advisor. Girsky represents the UAW on GM's... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.