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Profile: Kevin W. Williams – President & Managing Director GM Canada
Kevin W. Williams – President and Managing Director, GM of Canada. PHOTO/Aaron Lynett/National Post
Kevin W. Williams was appointed President and Managing Director of GM Canada Limited on April 1, 2010, and has overall responsibility for all General Motors operations in Canada.
Williams was born in 1961 and raised in Lexington Park, Maryland. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Tennessee State University in 1983 and a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1989. In 2002, Williams completed the GM Senior Executive Development Program.
Williams had served as GM vice president and general manager, Service and Parts Operations, since December 1, 2008. Williams had previously served as president and managing director of GM de Mexico since August 1, 2006, after having been assistant managing director and manufacturing manager, GM de Mexico from June 2005, and GM North America vice president of quality between 2003 and 2005.
Prior assignments included positions as global executive director, Supplier Quality (since 2001); global executive director, Supplier Quality, Development, and Supplier Diversity for Worldwide Purchasing (since 2000); and, executive director, Supplier Quality for GM Europe with responsibilities spanning 22 countries and 1,500 employees (since 1997).
