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Heads Of Purchasing

(examples only and subject to change)

BMW Budget US$ 65 Billion

Burkhard Göschel - Board Member BMW Purchasing & Development
Gerhard Schuff - Senior VP, Production Materials Purchasing
Wilhelm Becker Vice President Production Materials Purchasing BMW AG
Alan Doyle Senior purchasing executive BMW Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Andre Mueller-Carioba Senior purchasing executive BMW do Brasil Ltda.
Bertram Klinger Senior purchasing executive BMW Motoren GmbH
Carlos Wieda Senior purchasing executive BMW de Mexico, S.A de C.V. c/Arguim.
Dieter Bergmann Powertrain BMW AG
Dieter Planzeder Supplier development BMW AG
Dirk Pfeil Purchasing BMW AG
Hans- Ulrich Lindner Electrical and electronics purchasing BMW AG
Harald Stuck Senior purchasing executive BMW (South Africa)
Igor Golop Technounion Avto d.o.o BMW AG
Josef Grammer Senior purchasing executive BMW Italy SpA
Klaus Atzler Purchasing BMW of North America
Klaus Draeger Body Interior BMW AG
Klaus Wenzel Body Exterior BMW AG
Linda Spencer Purchasing synthetics+supplies BMW AG
Lothar Hemmer Senior manager purchasing & product controling BMW AG, Motorcycle Division
Michael Pfunder Senior purchasing executive BMW Japan Corp.
Michael Solf Parts & accessories, recycling BMW AG
Manfred Hirmer Purchasing Plant Oxford BMW (UK) Manufacturing Ltd.
Walter Dietachmayr Chassis BMW AG
Walter Warren Purchasing Director BMW Australia Ltd
Wolfgang Bogoll Senior purchasing executive BMW Iberica

DaimlerChrysler Budget US$ 85 Billion

Harald Bölstler - Vice President Procurement Mercedes Car Group
Heinrich Reidelbach - Vice President, International Procurement Services
Thomas Sidlik - Head of DaimlerChrysler Global Purchasing
Rudi Hammerschmidt - Vice President Production, Purchasing and Logistics Smart
Christoph Doerr Purchasing liaison office DaimlerChrysler Purchasing
Christoph Seyfarth Director purchasing, passenger car interior restraint systems Mercedes-Benz Purchasing
Cindy Hess Director for supplier quality and development DaimlerChrysler Purchasing
Claus Haegele Engine and drivetrain DaimlerChrysler Purchasing
Dan McDavid Vice president, International & operational procurement DaimlerChrysler Purchasing
Dave Hodgson Vice President, supply DaimlerChrysler Purchasing
Frank Reintjies Director purchasing, commercial vehicles chassis, drivetrain
Mercedes-Benz Purchasing Frank Zematis Director, international procurement DaimlerChrysler
Purchasing

FORD Budget US$ 85 Billion (Includes Jaguar / Volvo)

Tony Brown - Group vice president, global purchasing, Ford Motor Co. Purchasing
Paul Stokes - Executive Director European Purchasing Operations
Young Ho Lee, Director, Powertrain Ops./ Raw Material - Purchasing Ford of Europe-Purchasing
Mike Berrett, Manager, Powertrain Purchasing - UK Ford Motor Company
Dieter Rütt, Manager, Powertrain Purchasing - Germany Ford Werke A.G.
Martin Liden, Manager, PTO - Raw Material Ford Werke A.G.
Cindy Jefferson, Director, Purchasing, Veh.Procurement Ops.- Europe Ford of Europe Purchasing
Werner Pütz, Manager, Purchasing VPO - Chassis/Exterior Ford Werke A.G.
Daniel Helmig, Manager, Purchasing, Interior /Electrical Ford Motor Company
Director, Facilities, Materials & Services Purch -Global Ford Motor Co.
Purchasing

JAGUAR

VOLVO

Steven Armstrong - Senior Vice President, Purchasing Volvo
Lars-Hakan Wilhelmsson Purchasing director Volvo Car Corp. Purchasing
Anders Franz Head of Strategic sourcing and purchasing Volvo Car Corp. Purchasing

GENERAL MOTORS Budget US$ 123 Billion

ANDERSSON, B. I. (Bo) Vice President Worldwide Purchasing / PC&L General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
PITERA, J. (Judi) Worldwide Purchasing / PC&L General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
SEEBALDT, P. (Peggy) Worldwide Purchasing / PC&L General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
SITEK, C. (Christine) QUALITY AS A VALUE General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
Muerer, Anton. Executive director for metallic General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
LATESSA, M. (Mary) Metallic General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
Whittaker, Barbara Executive director for M&E and Indirect purchasing General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
POLONEY, S. (Sue) M&E and Indirect purchasing General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
ROSS, B. (Brad) Executive in Charge OTD / PC&L General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
BOBINSKI, C. (Chris) OTD / PC&L General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
BOVENZI, J. P. (Jim) Executive director for Electrical / Electronic parts General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
JADZINSKI, R. (Renee) Electrical / Electronic parts General Motors Worldwide Purchasing
McDONALD, J. D.(Jimmy) Executive director for SPO General Motors SPO Worldwide Purchasing

FIAT Purchasing JV

Robert E. Socia Purchasing JV Chairman FIAT Worldwide Purchasing
Tommaso Le Pera Purchasing JV Chief Executive Officer (CEO) FIAT Worldwide Purchasing
Roger Johansson General Executive Director Europe FIAT Worldwide Purchasing
Marcos Munhoz General Executive Director Latin America FIAT Worldwide Purchasing do Brasil São Caetano do Sul Ltda.
Helmut Vethake Director External Relations & Communications FIAT Worldwide Purchasing
Michael Ph. Heuss Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Opel Germany GmbH
Michael Ph. Heuss Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Poland Sp. z.o.o.
Hermann W. Friedsam Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Opel Austria GmbH
Ben Van Eeckaute Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Opel Belgium N.V.
Karen Leggio Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Vauxhall UK Ltd.
István Kálmán Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Opel Hungary Ltd.
Loris Spaltini Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Italia S.r.l.
Giancarlo Motto Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Poland Sp. z.o.o.
Cesar Garcia Verdous Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Opel España S.L.
Anders Svensson Managing Director FIAT Worldwide Purchasing Sweden AB