People On The Aloye
DuPont names W alter L. Fields
III vice president of its automotive
American Honda Motor names
Marc V. Burt manager of business
development,
identifying
opportunities
for minorities
and improving
diversity within
Honda and
Acura dealer
organizations.
engineering
materials, over­
seeing global
marketing and
development of
the company’s
engineering
plastics and
other materials
for the auto industry.
General Motors appoints
George H. Jamison Northeast
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
appoints Jocelyn S. McClendon
regional man­
ager of its
Minority
Dealer
Development,
overseeing the
strategizing
efforts neces­
sary to increase
and maintain General Motors minori­
ty dealer opportunities.
to the newly
created posi­
tion of com­
munications
manager,
minority affairs
for the Akron,
Ohio tire
maker. The
position responsibilities are to main­
tain, broaden and strengthen key rela­
tionships with minority media.
Ford Motor names Darryl B.
Hazel executive director of its cus­
Automotive News names Kathy
Jackson editor of its new Automo­
tomer service
division for
North
America, over­
seeing parts,
sales and vehi­
cle service
activities. Also,
Ed Lewis is now public affairs man­
ager for the
Mid-Atlantic
regions, based
in Ford’s
Washington,
D.C. office.
He oversees
media rela­
tions and
planning communications tactics in
support of Ford’s government and
technical affairs initiatives.
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tive Marketer
magazine,
where she will
oversee the edi­
torial direction
of the new bi­
monthly sup­
plement.
of Centralia
Ford-Lincoln-
Mercury in
Centralia, 111.
Serving as vice
presidents tor
1999 are
Sanford
Woods, vice president of the
DaimlerChrysler Minority Dealers
Association; Fred Poe, president of
General Motors Minority Dealer
Association; and Jim Mitchell, vice
president of Ford’s Minority Dealer
Association.
Jaguar Cars awards a new car
franchise to Nathan Conyers,
president of
Riverside Ford
in Detroit. In
addition,
Conyers was
awarded TIME
magazine’s
1999 Quality
Dealer Award,
beating out 62 competitors nation­
wide. The award, sponsored in associa­
tion with Goodyear, recognizes excep­
tional performance by new auto dealers
and distinguished community service.
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Shirley Peterson Barton and
Eugene Peterson work with diver-
Jaguar Cars named Danielle
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| Jaguar’s all-new
S-Type sedan.
In this role she
is responsible
for building
and promoting
the S-Type’s
global brand
awareness.
The National Association of
Minority Automobile Dealers
elects Don Tinsley the 1999 president
of the association, f insley is president
sity initiatives for the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration in Washington,
DC. Barton is responsible for outreach
to diverse national organizations to
establish partnerships. Peterson is the
traffic safety programs diversity coor­
dinator.
compiled by Stacey R. Green