Morning ritual: I have the best alarm clock in the world: Magic, my chocolate lab. We start each day by heading out for a walk on the Upper West Side and then it's Blackberry time, when I deal with e-mails that need a response – he's not so good at those.
Required reading: The New York Times, Automotive News, Mercedes-Benz internal news clippings, and, of course, TMZ.com.
Proudest career achievement: Having put together the finest PR team in the automotive business, one ...