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16 • MARCH 31, 2008 ADVERTISING STAFF Want to inspire Lori Queen? Just say no L ori Queen was in the ninth grade when she decided to become an engineer. There was a Eureka! moment: the day a male classmate informed her that girls should not take shop class or study electronics. That was the wrong message for a kid who loved to tinker and had a knack for math and science. Queen grew up in Dearborn, Mich., and often visited Greenfield Village, the shrine to that great tinkerer Henry Ford. After graduating from high school in 1974, Queen became a college cooperative student at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in Flint, Mich., splitting time between the classroom and working with GM research labs. Queen graduated in 1979 and began to climb GM’s corporate ladder. She eventually played a key role in the development of the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice roadsters. Today Queen is in charge of developing small and mid-sized trucks, including the GMC Envoy, Chevrolet TrailBlazer and Saab 9-7x; the Hummer H3 SUV and H3T pickup; and the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon small trucks. Name: Lori Queen Title: Vehicle line executive for small and mid-sized trucks, General Motors Age: 52 Personal life: Married to Jim Queen, GM’s group vice president of global engineering. Seven children, ranging in age from 18 to 35 Lives: Clarkston, Mich. Queen becomes an author ➤ 44 you have going on professionally? People call me the calendar girl. I am religiously organized with the calendar. I have to protect it. This year my daughter graduates from college at the end of April, and my son graduates high school in May. I sit down with my administrative assistant and with Jim’s to make sure we do the things we have to do for the family. I used to have planners just for the kids. You’ll be empty nesters. How will that feel? It’s time for Jim and Lori to have fun. We hear that you and Jim have very different tastes in movies. I like chick flicks. He likes blood, gore and male humor. On the flight back from Geneva recently, I saw Dan In Real Life, and I loved it. It was humorous and light. Do you and Jim talk shop away from the office? We have a cottage in northern Michigan, and we have the Zilwaukee Bridge rule. (The bridge spans the Saginaw River about 100 miles north of Detroit.) You can talk about whatever you want and get it off your chest. But once we hit the Zilwaukee Bridge, it’s over. 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Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601-3806 Fax: 312-649-5265 Person to person Works: Warren, Mich. Education: General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), Flint., Mich., electrical engineering. Big break: Becoming a chief engineer on GM’s full-sized truck in 1996. “There were two of us, and I had the old trucks. It was probably the broadest role I’d ever had, and it really prepared me to be a vehicle line executive in 2001.” When did you know you wanted to be an engineer? Even as a little girl, I was a tinkerer who took stuff apart and put it back together. I was always curious about how things worked. But the biggest thing was when I was in ninth grade and a guy in my class told me I couldn’t take shop and electronics because only boys took them. I said: “What do you mean I can’t take those classes?” I had my parents go down to the high school and convince them to let me take those classes. I knew I was going to go to college and become an engineer all because some guy told me I couldn’t. How did you survive as a woman in a male-dominated profession? I never sit back and stay quiet about anything. I always believed if you were good and doing the right things and were credible, you’d be JOE WILSSENS GM’s Lori Queen: “Don’t stand back just because you’re a woman.” fine. I was good at math and science, and I liked solving problems. Do you mentor other women executives? Yes, and I take that role very, very seriously. There were not very many women as role models, and I’ve always felt it was important to set standards and norms and to encourage people. The people you develop will fill this company for a long time. What advice do you give women? I tell them that their voice is as important as anyone else’s. Don’t stand back just because you’re a woman. You and your husband, Jim, have intense jobs. 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Axle strike leads GM to alter production plan Industry expert Ferron joins Automotive News Group Hummer adds E85 models Lear expands in China Ford spills the beans on car seats Concern ... confidence ... curiosity — welcome to America, Tata Expect most Ford-bred executives to stay put Tip for Tata: Let British brands be British brands Dana CEO sees need for growth in Asia Chrysler: Any deal for partner would be done by Cerberus Farley retools Flex marketing strategy Malibu attracts import-minded buyers European purchasing execs to suppliers: Costs must fall Reynolds removes dealership modems New Saturn ads will promote Aura, Vue, Outlook This Spring Hill launch is a fraction of the first one GM works on small global car Hal Riney, Saturn campaign creator, dies Dealer sours on China importer Secret computer lets Nissan planner peek into future XM-Sirius merger: Lower prices, more choices? Key Chrysler product developer resigns Ford's new boss in HR plans no major changes Wagener to replace Pfeiffer as Mercedes design chief It's time to break the glass ceiling Autos don't cause all global warming Toyota plumbed the depths of Scion Customer loyalty is serious business Future bright for Tata brands Dauch sends wrong signals as Axle strike drags Yanase opened Japan to Western cars Fewer dealers, sure, but more brands What if Ahn falls short? Want to inspire Lori Queen? Just say no Hanwha to build GM Powertrain assembly line Toyota enters untapped Korea, home of Hyundai James O'Rourke Jr. Picture This -- March 31st, 2008 Lexus pays dealers for innovations Suppliers to the 2009 Dodge Journey Ricardo center has battery focus Howa USA opens interior parts plant in Kentucky N.Y. show suggests a future of smart powertrains, muscle BMW sees new models as sales saviors Ford contract has unique take on core jobs 6 more PACE-setters in auto innovation Buy-here, pay-here may grow Dealers Mercedes SL: A fresh face — with 1 flaw Ex-Chrysler design chief John Herlitz dead at 65 Future could be bright for Jag, Land Rover Land Rover in good shape, but challenges remain Fuel economy fines loom for Tata As segment shrinks, Chrysler minivan output takes a big dip Mercedes names 27 AMG dealers Continental to cut jobs Cobalt SS price: $22,995 Kia opens Ga. training center Nissan idles Mexico plant Plastech legal bill: $1 million for a month Magna will add 3 plants in Mexico El Camino diehards say Pontiac G8 should have been a Chevy No 2nd chance for Nasser, other Ford alums Buick grabs a name from the past After short list, a short stay for Laymon Lori Queen or Ellery Queen? Daimler's mum on BMW Southern supplier strategy Tracing the Camaro's bloodline Alfa searches for a U.S. factory

Automotive News - March 31, 2008

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