James
G. Vorhes
Jim Vorhes earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MTU
in 1947 and immediately began a 39 year career with General
Motors. Following a series of sales and service assignments
in the Pontiac field organization, he served as a zone manager
in a number of locations. He became assistant general sales
manager of western area field operations in 1970 and was named
general sales manager of the Pontiac Division in 1973. He
held that post until he was appointed GM's vice president
of consumer relations and service staff in 1977. In 1984,
all consumer relations, service, sales, and dealer-related
activities were combined under his direction to create the
GM Customer Sales and Service Staff. He retired in 1986. Vorhes
received the Board of Control Silver Medal in 1979 and was
awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering in 1985.
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