Denny Mooney
Encyclopedia
Dennis M. "Denny" Mooney (born 1956 in the United States) is a former General Motors
(GM) executive. Mooney joined GM in 1978, and held positions such as head of the Buick
-Cadillac
-Oldsmobile
N-car
chassis development team, and executive director for vehicle performance at GM Engineering until September 2003. From there he spent four months preparing for his new role at Holden
, until he was sworn in as chairman and managing director of the Australia
n-based automaker
on January 1, 2004. On August 1, 2007 Mooney was promoted to vice president of GM global vehicle systems and integration, with Chris Gubbey
taking up his former role at Holden. Denny Mooney retired from GM on October 1, 2009.
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
(GM) executive. Mooney joined GM in 1978, and held positions such as head of the Buick
Buick
Buick is a premium brand of General Motors . Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, and Israel, with China being its largest market. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make...
-Cadillac
Cadillac
Cadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...
-Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
N-car
GM N platform
The General Motors N platform was a front-wheel drive compact automotive platform produced from 1985 to 2005. The GM N platform replaced the GM X platform....
chassis development team, and executive director for vehicle performance at GM Engineering until September 2003. From there he spent four months preparing for his new role at Holden
Holden
GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
, until he was sworn in as chairman and managing director of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n-based automaker
Automaker
The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue....
on January 1, 2004. On August 1, 2007 Mooney was promoted to vice president of GM global vehicle systems and integration, with Chris Gubbey
Chris Gubbey
Christopher P.M. "Chris" Gubbey is an auto executive, who currently works for General Motors. Until 2007, Gubbey was the vice president of Shanghai GM. Gubbey is a graduate of Hatfield Polytechnic and has also held positions at Ford and Toyota...
taking up his former role at Holden. Denny Mooney retired from GM on October 1, 2009.