Official: Fisker names former Chrysler chief Tom LaSorda its vice chairman

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Fisker

Starting a new automaker from scratch is no easy feat. Henrik Fisker is a visionary designer, but to get his Karma luxury hybrid on the road, he knew he'd need a good management team behind him. So he brought in BMW and Ford native Bernhard Koehler as Chief Operating Officer, General Motors number cruncher Joe DaMour as Chief Financial Officer and former Jaguar marketing chief Richard Beattie as the company's new Chief Commercial Officer. And now Fisker Automotive has added another name to the roster: Tom LaSorda.

No, we're not talking about the Los Angeles Dodgers coach here. We're talking about the former Chrysler chief who managed Detroit's No. 3 automaker starting in the Daimler days, through the Cerberus period and helped broker the sale to Fiat. Prior to that, the Canadian-born auto exec spent years working for GM, but in his new role at Fisker, he'll be acting primarily in an advisor capacity as Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of its Strategic Council.

LaSorda will undoubtedly have some experience to impart on the upstart automaker, and since his role will be principally to provide advice, hopefully the Karma's build quality and panel gaps will be a bit better than a Sebring's. Follow the jump for the full press release.

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