Thomas W. LaSorda

Thomas William LaSorda, (born July 24, 1954 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian-American automobile industry executive who was CEO and President of the Chrysler Group.

In December 2011, he joined the board of Fisker Automotive and assumed the role of CEO until his resignation in August 2012.

[1] Tom LaSorda is the third generation of his family to work for Chrysler, being the son of a CAW union local president.

[2][4] His titles at Chrysler LLC officially stated that he was in charge of manufacturing, procurement, and supply, employee relations, global business development, and alliances since August 2007.

While Fiat asked LaSorda to stay on, he instead opted to step down as president and vice chairman and retired effective May 1, 2009, as Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy.

LaSorda with President George W. Bush , Rick Wagoner , Alan Mulally , and Mary Peters in 2007