PR Newswire
DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2019
DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors
(NYSE: GM) today announced the appointment of Mark Reuss as company president, effective
immediately. Reuss currently leads the Global Product Group and Cadillac and will now assume responsibility for the Quality
organization.
"Mark's global operational experience, deep product knowledge and strong leadership will serve us well as we continue to
strengthen our current business, take advantage of growth opportunities and further define the future of personal mobility," said
GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. "Mark has played a critical role in leading the development of the
company's award-winning vehicles while transitioning his team to prepare for growing electrification and autonomous
technologies."
According to Reuss, "I am very proud to have spent my entire career at General Motors, and to now take on this new role is
truly a great honor. With our current lineup of outstanding cars, trucks and crossovers around the world, I'm looking forward to
keeping our momentum going at full speed."
Reuss added responsibilities for Cadillac and global portfolio planning in June 2018. Since
then, he has been building an integrated product development and Cadillac organization to support an accelerated product and
technology launch cadence and the brand's global growth plans. Cadillac will be introducing a new vehicle every six months
through 2021.
Reuss has also been leading the transformation of the company's global product development workforce and processes to drive
world-class levels of engineering in advanced technologies and improve quality and speed to market. He is doubling the resources
allocated to electric and autonomous vehicle programs in the next two years.
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