General Motors Executive Shuffle - Taylor To Hummer

Jim Taylor is the new CEO of Hummer which is on the General Motors auction block. Taylor, a 28-year GM veteran, has been Cadillac's general manager since 2004 and before that was Cadillac's global Vehicle Line Executive overseeing the introduction of new models like the popular Cadillac CTS and STS sedans and SRX crossover.

Taylor reports to Mark McNabb, the former Nissan, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz executive, who GM hired in April as GM North America vice president in charge of Cadillac/Premium Channel, a position that Taylor may have hoping for. Martin Walsh, currently general manager of HUMMER, will team with Taylor on the transition and ongoing dealer relations, and then will move to another assignment that will be announced soon.

Cadillac's U.S. sales are falling with the industry, down 16.4 percent in the 9 months of 2008 while Hummer's sales have fallen 47.4 percent.

"By creating a new and more comprehensive leadership position for HUMMER with Jim Taylor as the top executive, we are bolstering the strategic review process and the brand" according to Mark LaNeve, GMNA vice president of Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing. Hmmmm....



The 2009 Hummer H3T is on sale and trades on the Car Stock Exchange . 

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• Posted by: Richard Saxton October 16, 2008, 4:00 AM
• Categories: Auto Executives