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Chrysler, Fiat CEO roles could be divided in 2 yrs

Dec. 7, 2009
Sergio Marchionne, who has crisscrossed the Atlantic since last summer running Italian automaker Fiat and U.S. carmaker Chrysler, said Monday he expects to divide his leadership role at the companies within two years. Marchionne, installed by the U.S....
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch