Sandor Piszar, Vice President of the GM Envolve business unit, announced his retirement on LinkedIn on Thursday. GM Envolve is the automaker’s commercial business unit serving fleet customers, and Piszar has been leading it since mid-2023.
“After nearly three decades with GM, I’m excited to announce my decision to retire,” Sandor Piszar said in a LinkedIn post. “Serving in a broad range of roles, I’ve driven success for both the company and myself. Working alongside incredible people within GM, as well as amazing partners and dealers, has been a great privilege. Being part of an industry, I am extremely passionate about has been truly fulfilling…As I close this chapter of my career, I eagerly anticipate the next great adventures ahead!”
Sandor Piszar
According to his LinkedIn profile, Piszar described his role as leading “a multifunctional team that is defining a new era for businesses at the intersection of mobility, energy, delivery, and insight” which plans and executes “breakthrough solutions” while “establishing and strengthening trusted relationships that grow the business.”
Piszar began his career with GM as a business analyst in 1996. Before he led the GM Envolve division, he was GM Canada’s vice president of Sales, Service, and Marketing from September 2019 through August 2023. Before that, he was the boss of Chevrolet Truck Marketing for over five years.
Sandor Piszar took the helm of GM Envolve shortly after it was created in Spring 2023, taking it over from Ed Peper upon his retirement. In addition to fleet vehicles, GM Envolve encompasses technologies and services for fleet customers. Similar competing business units that have been created in recent years include Ford Pro and Stellantis Pro One.
Services fleet customers can access through GM Envolve include, but are not limited to:
- OnStar Business Solutions, providing tracking and data analysis for fleet operations.
- Energy management for EV fleets, along with access to GM HydroTec fuel cell technology.
- Assistance with shifting from ICE fleet operations to an EV fleet.
- Consultancy services to tie together everything from telematics, route planning, and EV charging to the financial and technical underpinnings of keeping a fleet running while aiming for maximum profitability and efficiency.
As of this writing, GM hasn’t announced a replacement for Sandor Piszar following his retirement.
Comments
Can’t say that I blame him for “retiring” when he’s only 52 or 53 years old. Whether it’s voluntary or forced it’s a lot better than what happened to plenty of other gm employees.
Best of luck to him.
Probably trying to avoid the 5AM text from HR.
Is this business unit really needed or just more overhead?