Mr. Robert A. Lutz
Mr. Lutz is currently the Vice Chairman of Global Product Development of General Motors. He previous served as the Chairman, GM North America of General Motors Corporation. He is the former Vice Chairman of Product Development and Chairman of GM North America, as well as the former Chairman, President & CEO of Exide Corporation. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, he became a U.S. citizen in 1943.

After completing Boot Camp at Parris Island, SC, he was selected for the NAVCAD program in April 1955. He received his naval aviator wings the following year and was commissioned a Marine second lieutenant. Mr. Lutz was released from active duty in April 1959 with the rank of First Lieutenant. He served as a reserve aviator until 1965, accumulating 1,300 hours predominantly in single-seat, single-engine jet aircraft such as the F9F series, the McDonnell "Banshee", and the Douglas "Skyhawk", and attained the rank of Captain.

Mr. Lutz received his B.S. from the University of California-Berkeley in 1961, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.B.A. the following year from UC-Berkeley. Mr. Lutz currently maintains flight proficiency in a privately owned McDonnell-Douglas MD-500E jet helicopter and an ex-Soviet Air Force L-39 "Albatross" jet aircraft.

Mr. Lutz and his wife, Denise, reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan.