Beijing (ZXZC)- General Motors (GM) announced on May 8 that Steve Hill, the current vice president of global commercial operations, will assume the role of executive vice president of GM and president of GM China.

Steve Hill; photo credit: GM

Steve is a global marketing expert at GM and has held significant positions including vice president of sales, service, and marketing in the United States, as well as vice president of customer service and aftersales globally. He will take over the helm of GM's operations in China effective June 1, succeeding Julian Blissett.

Following Steve's transition, Julian Blissett will retire from GM after 18 years of living and working in China, returning to the UK to reunite with his family. Julian's career at GM began in 1996, overseeing engineering operations in Europe. He subsequently held management roles in China and various overseas markets.

Over the past four years since 2020, Julian led the Chinese team through industry transformations, actively exploring new business areas, focusing on new energy, intelligent driving, localized software development applications, and the localization of imported vehicles.