General Motors has announced that GM Executive Vice President and President of GM China Julian Blissett had decided to retire from the Detroit-based automaker. With that in mind, current GM Vice President, Global Commercial Operations Steve Hill has been appointed his successor.
Effective June 1st, 2024, Blissett has elected to retire following a career that saw him lead GM China through a period of significant growth and change, as well as navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Julian has laid important foundations for GM to continue to build on our 27-year history of success and growth in China, with his focus on the competitiveness of our products and technology, as well as our partnerships in the country,” GM Executive Vice President and President, Global Markets Rory Harvey remarked. “We are excited to welcome Steve as GM Senior Vice President and President of GM China. With his deep commercial acumen and focus on customers, Steve has a clear mandate to fully leverage the opportunity presented by accelerating the electrification of our portfolio in China and deploying new technologies.”
It’s worth noting that Blissett began his career at The General in 1996, and was appointed to lead GM China in 2020.
In regard to Steve Hill, he has held leadership positions in Global Marketing, Sales and Aftersales. Hill has also served as Vice President of U.S. Sales, Service and Marketing and Global Vice President of Customer Care and Aftersales. As GM Vice President and GM China President, Hill will join GM’s Senior Leadership Team, report to Rory Harvey, and be based in Shanghai, China.
“I am excited and energized by this new role, where I can leverage my experience in building strong relationships with partners, driving sales, and developing world-class purchase and ownership experiences for our customers, in one of the most competitive markets in the world,” new GM Vice President and GM China President Steve Hill stated.
As a reminder, General Motors recently appointed Vincent Wong as the new Executive Vice President of SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), GM’s second joint venture in China.
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