Rita Forst | |
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| Born | March 31, 1955 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 1977- |
Rita Forst (born 31 March 1955) is a German automotive engineer and executive with General Motors Europe (GM Europe).
Rita Forst | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 31, 1955 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 1977- |
Rita Forst (born 31 March 1955) is a German automotive engineer and executive with General Motors Europe (GM Europe).
She was born in Wiesbaden, in Hesse in western Germany. She studied Mechanical Engineering at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Darmstadt Maschinenbau, a fachhochschule).
She started her career in engineering in 1977.
In 1997 she became Project Manager for the new GM Family II engine range. She was responsible for the GM Ecotec engine (L850).
GM Powertrain Torino was established in Turin in 2005, and the whole division employs around 10,000 people. In September 2005 she was named as Executive Director of Product Engineering at GM Powertrain Europe.
From 2010 until 2012 she was the overall head of Engineering (Entwicklungschefin of research & development) at GM Europe. She has also held positions at Opel and subsidiaries of General Motors.
She is married and has two sons. [1]
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| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by Hans Demant | Head of Engineering at GM Europe January 2010 - September 2012 | Succeeded by Michael Ableson |