Chrysler’s VP and chiefcontroller honored fordistinguished success andcommunity contributions

Kim Harris Jones, Chrysler LLC vice president and chiefcontroller,was honored by the Michigan Chronicle andReal Times Media with the Women of Excellence Award,a tribute to 50 of the most enterprising and influentialwomen in the state of Michigan.The awards event tookplace at the Gem Theater in Detroit.

The Women of Excellence honorees exemplify AfricanAmerican female executives, business owners and communityleaders with proven success in their professionand industry. The honorees are positive role models,whose contributions encourage others, and are active incommunity service endeavors.Harris Jones is responsiblefor corporate financial activitiesand financial reporting, aswell as overseeing the activitiesof the corporate economistoffice.

Harris Jones was thefirst African American female tobe named vice president inChrysler’s history. Previously,she was the vice president ofproduct and procurement costmanagement finance.