Ontario Native LaSorda Moves From the Plant Floor to Chrysler’s Top Job
Canadian-born Tom LaSorda will take over as chief executive for Chrysler on Jan. 1, replacing current president and CEO Dieter Zetsche, who is returning to Germany to head up DaimlerChrysler AG. LaSorda is currently Chrysler’s chief operating officer, responsible for improving productivity on the manufacturing floor. LaSorda has worked for Chrysler for the past 6 years, and before that he spent 23 years with GM.