Robert J. Eaton TITLE Chairman, CEO Chrysler Corp. AGE 58 BACKGROUND Chrysler's board recruited Eaton in 1992 to replace retiring Lee Iacocca. A no-nonsense engineer from Kansas, Eaton spent more than two decades climbing the ladder at General Motors Corp. Before jumping to Chrysler, Eaton was running GM's vast European operations. At Chrysler, Eaton fended off a hostile takeover attempt in 1995 by entertainment mogul Kirk Kerkorian, who remains Chrysler's largest shareholder. Return to main story

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