James "Jim" Rippy
Former Senior VP of ManufacturingContinental Tire North America, Inc.
James Rippy was the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Continental Tires, a tier 1 automotive supplier where he worked from January 1974 to April 2000. Mr. Rippy was responsible for the manufacturing, original equipment business, quality, operations, and research development divisions in the US. He has over 40 years of experience in the Automotive Tire Industry, 27 of which were spent with General Tire and later with Continental General Tire. His coverage included the United States and Mexico (3 US plants & 2 Mexico plants). He has expertise in R&D, tire development, quality assurance, logistics and transportation. He is familiar with automotive manufacturers like GM, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and Toyota as well as all Continental brands such as Uniroyal and General. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 1974 - 2000 | Senior VP of Manufacturing Continental Tire North America, Inc. |
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GLG Study Groups with James "Jim" Rippy(?)
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| Rubber Experts | 158 |
| Aluminum Wheels Experts | 20 |
| Tire Experts: Automotive Industry Consultants | 118 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 2760 |
GLG NewsSM Analyses by James "Jim" Rippy(?)
A Sea Change has occurred in the Tire Industry. Major changes in production locations, pricing strategy,capital investment are happening today.
Where are the leaders on a daily basis. This company needs some real "hands on" leadership to survive.
How long will the “do nothing” board at GM allow Waggoner and his team to continue their destruction of the company? How many restructuring scenarios will they be allowed before their board realizes that the plans presented are not working? When will the top folks be held accountable? Will they wait...
I am convinced that this company cannot prosper with the present leadership in place. A complete house cleaning is probably the only hope for this company. How do the top guys continue to not only keep their jobs, but continue to be paid bonuses for the abysmal performance. Some of these players...
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