Post by Aurora40 on Aug 2, 2005 13:46:57 GMT -6
David Piper, Vice President and General Manager of GM Powertrain Europe, tragically killed in accident
David Piper, Vice President and General Manager of GM Powertrain Europe, was tragically killed over the weekend in a bicycle accident in Turin, Italy.
“David’s death is a terrible loss for the people of GM Powertrain and for many others within General Motors,” said Tom Stephens, group vice president GM Powertrain. “I am deeply saddened by his unexpected death. He was a fine man, and we will sorely miss him, both from a personal and professional standpoint. Please keep Dave's wife and his two sons in your thoughts and prayers.”
Piper, 47, joined GM in 1976 as a co-op student at Hydramatic in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In 1995, he was named chief engineer of International Transmissions and later transferred to GM’s Allison Transmission Division in Indianapolis, as chief engineer of commercial transmissions, and in 2001, he was appointed general director of product engineering in Fiat-GM Powertrain. In 2003, Piper was named vice president of product engineering. With the establishment of GM Powertrain Europe, he was appointed executive director of product engineering.
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You can read about his appointment to General manager of GM Powertrain Europe a few days ago here:
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