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(AMM) Former GM chief tapped to head SunCoke

September 03, 2010 - 20:28 GMT Location: PITTSBURGH

KEYWORDS: Sunoco , SunCoke Energy , GM , Frederick Henderson

Sunoco Inc. has turned to a former automotive executive to head its SunCoke Energy Inc. unit.

Philadelphia-based Sunoco has named Frederick A. "Fritz" Henderson, former president and chief executive officer of General Motors Co., Detroit, as a senior vice president to help prepare for the separation of SunCoke Energy from Sunoco.

Philadelphia-based Sunoco in June announced plans to separate SunCoke Energy from Sunoco as part of a strategy "to unlock shareholder value." Sunoco plans to implement the separation in the first half of 2011, subject to market, regulatory and other conditions, and is...

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