In June 2004 he became President of GM Europe, based in Zurich, Switzerland, and Chairman of the Opel Supervisory Board.
[5] Forster commented about GM's decision not to sell the units to Magna International:[6] Such a sudden shift isn't comprehensible.
I hoped that it would have come to a much different outcomeOn 6 November 2009 General Motors confirmed that Forster would be leaving all positions with GM Group globally.
[2] Following a surprise announcement on Friday 9 September 2011 it was revealed that Carl-Peter would step down from his group CEO role due to 'unavoidable personal circumstances'.
[7] In June 2014 it was announced that Forster had been appointed a non-executive director of the UK packaging conglomerate Rexam.