General Motors probably didn’t have time to print up business cards and stationery for Michael Richards, who has quit his post as Buick GMC General Manager after just nine days in office. Richards’ departure marks the second high-profile leadership shift in less than 24 hours for the Detroit automaker after Chevrolet General Manager Brent Dewar announced his retirement plans yesterday.
“We wish him the best,” Susan Docherty, GM’s vice president of sales, service and marketing, told the Detroit News.
Richards was reportedly considering a major counter offer from his former employer, Austin, Texas-based industry sales agency Trilogy. It is unclear if he accepted that position. The Detroit News reports that Richards was looking closely at the offer based on last week’s major management shuffle by GM Chairman Ed Whitacre that ousted CEO Fritz Henderson, among others.
