Another Toyota executive jumped ships and joined Chrysler LLC. According to Chrysler spokesman Kevin Frazier, Sigmund Huber is now the director of supplier relations for Chrysler with effect from May 1^st 2008. He was formerly the general manager for external and corporate affairs for Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America, situated at Erlanger, Kentucky.

Huber had served Toyota for nine years and also held the post of Toyota’s purchasing relations. John Campi, Chrysler executive vice president for procurement is Mr. Huber’s new boss and he would be reporting directly to Mr. Campi. One of the most important jobs of Sigmund Huber would be to set up a ‘global risk management process in Chrysler’s procurement organization’.

The last executive that Chrysler LLC took away from Toyota was Jim Press, who had given 37 years of his career to Toyota. He later moved to Chrysler as its president and vice chairman in September 2007.

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