Ralph James Szygenda
Profile
Ralph James Szygenda served as the Chief Information Officer & Group Vice President at General Motors Corp.
from 1996 to 2009.
Prior to that, he was the Chief Information Officer & Vice President at Bell Atlantic Corp.
and the Chief Information Officer & Group Vice President at Motors Liquidation Co. He also served as a Director at Handleman Co. and Covisint Corp., as well as an Independent Director at Compuware Corp.
Szygenda received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri in 1970 and his graduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1975.
Former positions of Ralph James Szygenda
Companies | Position | End |
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COMPUWARE CORPORATION | Director/Board Member | 2013-11-14 |
COVISINT CORP | Director/Board Member | 2013-11-14 |
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2009-11-22 |
Handleman Co.
Handleman Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Handleman Co. has dissolved its business operations and continuing only for the purposes of winding down its business affairs. The company was operates as a category manager and distributor of prerecorded music and console video game hardware, software and accessories to leading retailers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Handleman was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Troy, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2009-04-01 |
Motors Liquidation Co.
Motors Liquidation Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as General Motors Corp., was created to settle past liability claims from General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. It has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to General Motors Company on July 10, 2009. The firm was engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of cars and light trucks. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
Training of Ralph James Szygenda
University of Missouri | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of Texas at Austin | Graduate Degree |
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Compuware Corp.
Compuware Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Compuware Corp. engages in the provision of software solutions and professional services that optimize productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. It focuses on the development of mainframe software tools for the development and operations. The firm's products include topaz, topaz workbench, topaz for total test, hiperstation, xpediter, strobe, thruput manager, abend-aid, and application audit. The company was founded by Peter Karmanos, Jr., Thomas Thewes, and Allen B. Cutting in 1973 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Technology Services |
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train. | Consumer Durables |
Handleman Co.
Handleman Co. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Handleman Co. has dissolved its business operations and continuing only for the purposes of winding down its business affairs. The company was operates as a category manager and distributor of prerecorded music and console video game hardware, software and accessories to leading retailers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Handleman was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Troy, MI. | Distribution Services |
Bell Atlantic Corp. | Communications |
Covisint Corp.
Covisint Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Covisint Corp. engages in providing cloud platform for enabling organizations to securely connect, and collaborate with large, distributed communities of customers, business partners and suppliers. The company platform allows global organizations with complex external business relationships to create, streamline and automate external mission-critical business processes that involve the secure exchange of and access to critical information from multiple sources. It cloud engagement platform is offered as a service, commonly referred to as Platform-as-a-Service, and combines robust, cloud-based identity management, portal, data exchange, integration and application development capabilities. Covisint was founded on April 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI. | Technology Services |
Motors Liquidation Co.
Motors Liquidation Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Motors Liquidation Co., formerly known as General Motors Corp., was created to settle past liability claims from General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization. It has completed the sale of substantially all of its assets to General Motors Company on July 10, 2009. The firm was engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of cars and light trucks. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Commercial Services |
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