Alexander Rhea, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexander Rhea

Australian businessman

Date of Birth: 10-May-1919

Date of Death: 01-Sep-2000

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Alexander Rhea

  • Alexander Dodson Rhea (10 May 1919 – 1 September 2000) was an American industrialist who occupied a series of senior roles with General Motors in the decades following World War II.
  • Between 1949 and 1955 he was treasury and managing director with General Motors de Venezuela based in Caracas before returning to North America.
  • Between 1968 and 1970 he was managing director of General Motors' Australian division, Holden.
  • In September 1970 GM's British based Vauxhall division announced that their £64,000-a-year chief executive, David Hegland had been placed on "special leave of absence" a month after the division announced its worst ever half-year trading loss, and Rhea took over the position of managing director at Vauxhall, a position which he held until 1974.Alexander Rhea III was the son of Alexander D.
  • Rhea Jr and his wife Annie.
  • Rhea himself married Suzanne Menocal in 1945: the marriage produced one recorded son.

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