General Motors Terry Kline to Keynote at PLM Road Map
 STAMFORD,
CT, May 23, 2008 - CPDA is pleased to announce that Terry Kline, Global
Product Development Process Information Officer, General Motors, will join
Lockheed Martin's Christopher L. Blake, Siemens PLM Software's Stephen
Bashada, and HP's Christian Verstraete as a keynote speaker at its annual
PLM Road Map conference, to be held at The Inn at St. John's, outside of
Detroit, Michigan on September 23 and 24.
GM Global Product Development now operates as one global organization
rather than regional development centers. Information Systems and Services
(IS&S) continues to play a significant role in the ongoing transformation,
and addresses the ever-pressing challenge of helping optimize virtual
product development on a global basis. IS&S will continue its legacy of
innovation and break-through implementations as GM moves into its second
century of success. In his presentation, Using IT to Optimize Global Product
Development, Terry Kline will share characteristics of what this means for
specific high-impact product development disciplines such as simulation and
mechatronics. As part of the presentation he will share challenges and
insights associated with delivering results in a most complex environment.
About Terry Kline
Having joined General Motors Corporation in December 2000, Terry Kline
holds responsibility for coordinating product development process
reengineering activities, and the implementation of associated information
systems across GM business sectors. In addition, Terry has been assigned to
oversee information and technology requirements for GM's expansion into
Emerging Markets. His direct experience in vehicle development and extensive
background in information systems implementation are integral to driving
GM's common global product development processes. Terry also interfaces with
GM's joint venture and alliance partners to align their capability with GM
common systems and processes across Global Product Development.
Terry served dual capacity as the Chief Information Officer for Asia
Pacific from December 2004-December 2007. In this role, he was responsible
for the deployment and operation of IT systems across the region. He was
also a member of the Asia Pacific Strategy Board. Prior to that position,
Terry was the Chief Information Officer for North America Product
Development. Terry joined GM from New Venture Gear, Inc. where he served as
Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Previously, he worked at
Navistar International as Director of Information Systems, Truck Engineering
and Manufacturing. There, he was responsible for collapsing the Engineering,
Manufacturing, Service Parts and Sales organizations to a single bill of
material master.
Terry has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo in Computer
Science and Engineering and an MBA from Indiana University.
About CPDA
Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) is a provider of
critical analyses for PLM decisions. CPDA offers the latest in-depth,
objective information for assessing technology and business goals.
Coordinated by a group of experienced analysts, its cohesive suite of
collaborative research programs leverages the efforts of top software
designers and leading-edge users. CPDA's differentiation is its specific,
deep, and pragmatic approach to the market, and a hands-on understanding of
the technology required to drive successful implementations. CPDA’s
collaborative research programs include Design Creation and Validation,
Design/Simulation Council, PLM-Integration/Product Definition, and Product
Value Management.
For more information, visit
http://www.cpd-associates.com/.
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