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<title>
June 11, 1990: Out Of The Oil Pan. . .
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
June 11, 1990 Scott Turow:Making Crime Pay
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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BUSINESS, Page 47
Out of the Oil Pan...</hdr>
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<p>Iacocca's copilot takes wing
</p>
<p> As vice chairman of Chrysler, Gerald Greenwald, 54, was
considered the crown prince who would succeed Lee Iacocca as
head of Detroit's No. 3 auto company. A quietly self-assured
master of finance, Greenwald helped save Chrysler from
bankruptcy in the 1970s by cutting production costs and lining
up Government financing. But Greenwald stunned Detroit last
week with his decision to quit the troubled automaker in order
to lead the proposed $4.4 billion employee buyout of UAL, the
parent company of United Air Lines.
</p>
<p> Greenwald denied the widespread industry rumor that his
decision was influenced by the apparent reluctance of Iacocca,
65, to retire anytime soon. The Chrysler chairman seems
determined to stay at the helm until he pulls off another
comeback for the company, which is suffering from weak sales
and profits. Greenwald is the third top Chrysler executive to
leave in the past month, following Michael Hammes, 48, the head
of international operations, and Frederick Zuckerman, 55, the
corporate treasurer. The exodus has prompted suspicion of an
internal dispute over Chrysler's strategy, most notably whether
the automaker should seek a merger with a European or Japanese
rival.
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<p> With Greenwald's departure, Chrysler insiders began focusing
on two dissimilar executives as Iacocca's apparent heirs.
Robert Miller, 48, a financial expert with little exposure to
product development, was promoted to vice chairman, and will
handle most of Greenwald's duties. Robert Lutz, 58, a former
fighter pilot who is president of Chrysler's automaking
operations, will have expanded responsibility for quality and
productivity.
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<p> Greenwald's first task in his new post at UAL will be to
persuade skeptical lenders to support the buyout, which has an
Aug. 9 deadline. If the buyout succeeds, Greenwald will become
UAL chairman, replacing current boss Stephen Wolf. Wall Street,
for its part, remains chary of the deal. UAL's stock closed at
$159 last week, far below the proposed $201-a-share takeover
price.
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