ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt wɛn ðə jˈɛloʊ kˈoʊtʃ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ kˈʌmpəni, ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt, wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈoʊɾɚz, hiː wʌz nˈeɪmd tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə dᵻvˈɪʒən ænd lˈeɪɾɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv wʌt bɪkˌeɪm ðə dʒˌiːˈɛm tɹˈʌk ænd kˈoʊtʃ dᵻvˈɪʒən.
In 1928 when the Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company, of which he was president, was purchased by General Motors, he was named treasurer of the division and later president of what became the GM Truck & Coach Division.