Virgil Edward Boyd (July 8, 1912 – February 16, 2011) was an American automobile executive who was president of the Chrysler Corporation from 1966 to 1970 and vice chairman from 1970 to 1972.
[3] Boyd graduated from the American Business College in Omaha, Nebraska in 1931 and went to work in the accounting department of the General Motors Acceptance Corporation.
[2] From 1947 to 1954, he owned and operated dealerships in Sioux City, Iowa and Alliance, Nebraska, first selling Nash vehicles, then switching to Buicks.
[9] In 1962, Lynn A. Townsend took over as president of Chrysler Corporation amid a conflict of interest scandal and lagging sales.
Sales dropped sharply the following year and in January 1970, Boyd was removed as president and named to the newly created post of vice chairman, a role that centered around civic and consumer affairs.