Chrysler Names New Head of Product Planning in NAFTA

Chrysler Group LLC has appointed Ben Winter as head of product planning in North America, effective immediately. He formerly was vice president of vehicle engineering.

Winter began his engineering career at Ford Motor Co., joining Chrysler in 2008 as chief engineer for minivans.

Winter graduated from the University of Missouri - Rolla with a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering. He also holds an MBA, and masters' and doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan.