Former Porsche AG CEO Peter Schutz, DEAD @ 87

His family fled Nazi Germany when he was 8.  First to Cuba and then to the U.S. at age 10. Notably, he was appointed the first American CEO of Porsche AG by Ferry Porsche himself in 1981.  Credited with saving the 911, which he did, he also can stake claim to the lines 911 model expansion by adding the first 911 cabriolet and the 911 Speedster.  

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