General Motors Manufacturing Poland, a factory in Gliwice which assembles Opel cars, will get a new head.

Andrzej Korpak will replace Tony Francavilla as GM's country operations director.

Mr Korpak, is the second Pole to be appointed to this position. The first was Romuald Rytwiński who left Gliwice to head Opel's operations in Saragossa in Spain. (RG)