Peter Werner Schutz

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Doğmuş: 1930

Ölüm: 2017

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Peter Werner Schutz was a German-American business executive, best known for his role as the president and CEO of Porsche between 1981 and 1987. During his tenure, the company greatly expanded sales, primarily in the United States. Schutz was born in Germany in 1930 and moved to the United States in 1953, where he became a naturalized citizen. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and began his career in the automotive industry at Caterpillar Tractor Company. In 1968, he joined Harley-Davidson, where he rose to the position of vice president of engineering. He left Harley-Davidson in 1979 to join Porsche, where he was initially appointed as the vice president of engineering. In 1981, he became the president and CEO of the company. Schutz was also a motivational speaker and co-founder of Harris and Schutz Inc., with his wife Sheila Harris-Schutz. He passed away in 2017.