General Motors Names Crystal Windham First African American Female Design Director

From General Motors:

Crystal L. Windham has been appointed Director of General Motors North American Passenger Car Design as of November 1, 2008.

In her new position, Windham will head the interior design for the following architectures in GM North America: Global Midsize Car, Global Compact Car, and Global Small Car. Crystal, a lead designer on the 2008 award winning Chevy Malibu "Car of the Year", began her career at GM North America Design in 1994.

A mentor guided me towards automotive design. "Without guidance and support from family and co-workers, I wouldn't be where I am today. I truly love my job - it's creative, expressive - but it is not easy. Enjoying what you do, however, makes it all worthwhile. I hope other young women will look to what I have done and be inspired to consider automotive design," she said. More

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