Chrysler Taps Lexus Exec

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DETROIT Chrysler has tapped Lexus vp, marketing Deborah Wahl Meyer as vp, CMO, the automaker said.

Meyer will report to Steven Landry, evp of North American sales and marketing, per sources. She replaces George Murphy, svp, global brand management since 2001, who was let go in May.

That move came shortly after Cerberus Capital Management sealed the deal to purchase 80 percent of Chrysler. The agreement was finalized this month.

A Lexus representative today said that Meyer has left the company to pursue other opportunities, but declined further comment.

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