Cynthia M. Trudell, 52, was elected to PepsiCo's Board in January 2000. From 2001 to 2006, Ms. Trudell was President of Sea Ray Group. From 1999 until 2001, Ms. Trudell served as General Motors' Vice President, and Chairman and President of Saturn Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GM. Ms. Trudell began her career with the Ford Motor Co. as a chemical process engineer. In 1981, she joined GM and held various engineering and manufacturing supervisory positions. In 1995, she became plant manager at GM's Wilmington Assembly Center in Delaware. In 1996, she became President of IBC Vehicles in Luton, England, a joint venture between General Motors and Isuzu. Ms. Trudell is also a director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
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