Gillingham, United Kingdom - September 11, 2014, Gillingham, United Kingdom - Delphi Automotive PLC chief executive officer and president Rodney O'Neal, announced plans to retire March 1, 2015, following a 43-year career.
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Mr. O'Neal's automotive industry experience began as a student in 1971 at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University). He later worked for GM, holding a number of engineering, production and manufacturing supervisory positions over the years in locations throughout the United States, Portugal and Canada.
He became vice president and president of Delphi's Interior Systems Division in 1997 and quickly rose through the ranks as president of Delphi's Dynamics, Propulsion & Thermal sector in 2003. In 2005, Mr. O'Neal became president and chief operating officer of Delphi before ascending to his current position two years later, in January 2007.
Mr. O'Neal has a bachelor's degree from General Motors Institute and a master's degree from Stanford University. He serves on the board of directors of Delphi and is a former member of the board of directors of the Sprint Nextel Corporation and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
He will stay on in an advisory role until the end of 2015.
Effective October 1, 2014, Kevin P. Clark, Delphi chief financial officer and executive vice president, is named chief operating officer and will succeed Mr. O'Neal as CEO and president upon his retirement next year.
Mr. Clark joined Delphi as CFO, became senior vice president in 2012 and was named executive vice president in 2013. Mr. Clark began his career in the automotive industry working in the finance departments of Chrysler Corp. and Federal Mogul Corp.
Mark J. Murphy, formerly president, U.S. Industrial Gases, Praxair, Inc., is appointed CFO and executive vice president, succeeding Mr. Clark, also effective October 1, 2014.
Prior to his role as president of Praxair U.S. Industrial Gases, Mr. Murphy was president, Praxair Surface Technologies and Electronic Materials. He has also served as the CFO for MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (now known as SunEdison), corporate controller of Praxair, and vice president of finance of Praxair Asia, in Shanghai. ■