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Robert
C. Stempel
Chairman
and CEO
Energy Conversion
Devices, Inc.
 Robert
C. Stempel is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD), an
energy and information company headquartered
in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Mr. Stempel retired as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer from General Motors Corporation in November
1992. He was named Chairman and CEO in August
1990. Prior to serving as Chairman, he had been
President and Chief Operating Officer of General
Motors since September 1, 1987.
Mr. Stempel was born July 15, 1933, in Trenton,
New Jersey. He graduated from Bloomfield High
School in New Jersey in 1951. He received a bachelor
of science degree in mechanical engineering from
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts
in 1955. He was granted a master's degree in
business administration by Michigan State University
in 1970.
After graduation from college, he began his
engineering career in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
with the Wire and Cable Division of General Electric
Corporation. In January 1956, Mr. Stempel began
his active service with the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant
in the Corps of Engineers at the Engineering
School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He completed
active duty and received an honorable discharge
as a First Lieutenant in January 1958.
After joining GM's Oldsmobile Division as a
Senior Detailer in the Chassis Design Department
in January 1958, Mr. Stempel held various positions
with Oldsmobile:
1962 - Senior Designer
1964 - Transmission Design Engineer
1969 - Motor Engineer
1972 - Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. Stempel was appointed Special Assistant
to the President of General Motors in 1973. He
joined the Engineering Department of the Chevrolet
Division in 1974:
1974 - Chief Engineer -
Engine & Components
1975 - Director of Engineering
On November 6, 1978, Mr. Stempel was appointed
General Manager of the Pontiac Motor Division
and elected a Vice President of General Motors.
In September 1980, he was appointed Managing
Director of Adam Opel AG in Germany, with responsibility
for European-sourced passenger-car operations.
Two years later he returned to the U.S. and was
named General Manager of Chevrolet.
In January 1984, he was appointed
Vice President and Group Executive in charge
of the Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac Group. In
February 1986, he was elected an Executive
Vice President in charge of the Worldwide Truck & Bus
Group and the Overseas Group. He also became
a member of the Board of Directors. He served
on the Board until his retirement in November
1992.
Mr. Stempel is a member of the National Academy
of Engineering. He is also a Fellow of the Society
of Automotive Engineers and the Engineering Society
of Detroit, and a Life Fellow of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers. In October 2001
he was awarded the Golden Omega Award for important
contributions to technical progress in the electrical/electronics
field. In November 2001 he was awarded the Soichiro
Honda Medal for significant engineering contributions
in the field of personal transportation.
Mr. Stempel is a member of The Business Council.
He serves as Chairman of the National Commission
Against Drunk Driving headquartered in Washington,
D.C., and Chairman of the Council of Great Lakes
Industries supporting the industrial and environmental
activities of the Council of Great Lakes Governors.
Mr. Stempel is also active in numerous community,
educational and charitable groups.
The topic for Mr. Stempel's
speech will be:
"The Pricing
Pressure on U.S. Automotive Suppliers and the
Growing Trend to Secure Components from China
and India"
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