Automotive Executive of The Year

Carroll Shelby receives the Lifetime Achievement Award
Carroll Shelby receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Robert Djurovic, Director Automotive Services, North America, DNV and Peter Bjerager, COO, DNV
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• 2/16/08 Press Release: Carroll Shelby receives 2008 Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award Download

• Exclusive interview with Carroll Shelby in Actionline magazine Download

• Photo Gallery from 2008 AEOY Award - authorized for media usage Download

Award Sponsors: DNV and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) sponsor this celebration of leadership.

Interview with 2007 Honoree, Jim Press

• The Award's rich history includes a complete list of AEOY Award Honorees

• Award Venue: Detroit Athletic Club


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Automotive Legend, Carroll Shelby:
"The Greatest Time is Right Now."

Carroll Shelby and Edsel B. Ford IIIndustry Legend Carroll Shelby Receives 2008 Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2008 Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement award was presented to design innovator and racing legend, Carroll Shelby, at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) on April 16. The award is sponsored by DNV Certification and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG).

During his award acceptance speech, Shelby highlighted his valued partnership with Ford Motor Company – both past and present. Shelby's recent collaboration with Ford Motor Co. has produced the Ford Shelby GT500KR, which was revealed at the 2007 New York International Auto Show.

When asked to name his favorite car, Shelby replied, "The next one that we're building," showing his focus on the future of automotive design rather than resting on laurels of the past. As to whether or not the industry will see a new Ford Shelby Cobra, Shelby acknowledged great competition and profitability concerns in super cars. But in the same breath, he noted the public's need to see this kind of car and stated, "We (FMC and Shelby Auto) have our plans. I think we'll get around to it and hopefully not in the too distant future." Read Full Article

Automotive Executive of the Year Sponsors Forest Project

The Automotive Executive of the Year organization proudly supports the Arbor Day Foundation's Huron-Manistee National Forest project with a donation of 1,000 jack pine trees. The donation is part of DNV's continued support of corporate social responsibility to the environment. The trees will help provide a habitat for the Kirtland's warbler, safe within the National Forest, located in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.Arbor Day Foundation

A rare songbird found in very few places on Earth, the Kirtland's warbler nests on the ground under living branches of jack pine trees in Michigan's Huron-Manistee National Forest. A pair of these small, colorful birds requires at least 8 acres of young jack pine forest to nest and 30-40 acres to raise their young. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Kirtland's warbler as an endangered species in 1973.


Carroll Shelby: An Impressive Past and a Visionary Future

Robert Djurovic"The Automotive Executive of the Year nominating committee is pleased to recognize Carroll Shelby with our Lifetime Achievement Award," said Robert Djurovic, DNV's director of automotive services-North America, and executive director of the Automotive Executive of the Year award program, "but we are just as excited about this leader's future as we are about what he's accomplished in the past.

"Each year, this award ceremony brings together the industry's greatest executives in one room to reflect on its strengths and challenges," Djurovic continues. "Within an atmosphere of mutual respect and support, each of the 225 industry leaders enjoys the opportunity to celebrate a shared commitment to excellence with their automotive industry. This year will be particularly special because there won't be a person in that room who will walk away without learning something from Carroll Shelby."


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