General Motors Names Bob Lutz As Chairman Of Opel

Bob Lutz General Motors top marketing boss, will chair the supervisory board of GM's Opel unit and help steer a restructuring plan there now that GM has decided to retain control of the European automaker, a source close to GM told Automotive News today.

Lutz, 77, will not take a direct management role in Opel, the source said. The supervisory board meets three or four times a year.

Lutz already is a member of the Opel supervisory board. It is unclear when he will become chairman, the source said.