Automaker Says Departure Part of Long-Planned Shift of Duties; Volt Still on Schedule GM is losing the longtime head of it's Chevrolet Volt extended-range, plug-in hybrid development team but says the departure of Frank Weber (left) to its German subsidiary, Opel, is part of a long-planned leadership shuffle. Weber, 43, is returning to Opel, where he previously was a top product developer, after heading the Volt project since March 2007. He is the second top member of GM's vehicle electrification team to depart in recent months. Bob Kruse, executive director of vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, left in September to start a consulting firm and was replaced by GM engineering veteran Micky Bly. Doug Parks, chief engineer for GM's compact car programs in Europe, will replace Weber, who is returning to Opel Dec. 1 in a still undefined “senior leadership” post. Weber's shift comes just as a post-bankruptcy GM, looking for cash and ways to refocus itself on its core
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Volt Chief Frank Weber To Depart GM for Senior Post at Opel