Christopher P.M. Gubbey (born 11 May 1956 in
Gosport, Hampshire, England) is an auto executive, who currently works for
General Motors.
Until 2007, Gubbey was the vice president of
Shanghai GM
SAIC General Motors Corporation Limited (More commonly known as SAIC-GM; ; formerly known as "Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd", "Shanghai GM"; ) is a joint venture between General Motors Company and SAIC Motor that manufactures and sells Chev ...
.
Gubbey is a graduate of
Hatfield Polytechnic
The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was iden ...
and has also held positions at
Ford
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* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
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and
Toyota
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. On 1 July 2007 he officially took up his role as chairman and managing director of
Holden, however, after only six months as chairman and managing director, the shortest in the history of the company, Gubbey was replaced by
Mark Reuss
Mark L. Reuss is the current President of General Motors.
Early life and education
Mark's father is Lloyd E. Reuss, former president at GM from 1990 to 1992. He received an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and an MBA from ...
. Gubbey has since been appointed GME Vice President and managing director, GM Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
References
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1956 births
Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire
English businesspeople
General Motors executives
Holden former executives
Living people
People from Gosport