Don Butler, Executive Director, Connected Vehicle & Services, Ford Motor Company has been confirmed for Connected Car California.
As Executive Director of Ford Motor Company’s Connected Vehicle and Services division, Don Butler reports to Raj Nair, Group Vice President, Global Product Development.
In this role, Don is responsible for Ford’s global integrated connectivity vision and strategy. He leads the development of a near-, mid- and long-term plan for implementation with the goals of delivering a best-in-class customer experience inside and outside of the vehicle.
Don was most recently Vice President, Cadillac Global Strategy for General Motors, where he led the development of the strategy for Cadillac’s global expansion.
Don began his 30-year career with GM as an engineer, and went on to hold a variety of executive roles, including Vice President, Global and OEM business for OnStar, GM’s telematics business, and Chairman and Managing Director of General Motors Egypt.
He left GM in 2009 to become Vice President, Marketing and Product Planning for INRIX, a vehicle traffic and data services start-up. He returned to GM in 2010 as vice president of Cadillac Marketing.
Don is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
About Connected Car California
Organised by AUTOMOTIVE MEGATRENDS (www.automotivemegatrends.com), Connected Car California is a one-day conference dedicated to the stakeholders responsible for the technology behind the connected car, and the services that connectivity facilitates. Featuring two industry keynotes, two high-level panel discussions, 20+ speakers and over 250 delegates, Connected Car California will bring together key automotive industry stakeholders to network and discuss the technologies and trends central to the evolution of the connected car.
Connected Car California takes place on 25 April 2017 at the Santa Clara Marriott, California.
To register, please go to: https://automotivemegatrends.com/connected-car-california/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Emma Georgiades: emma@automotivemegatrends.com / +44 (0) 2921 286 515
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