GM names Rory Harvey new president of North America, announces other executive changes

The man who runs General Motors' most profitable region — North America — will retire and be replaced by the head of Cadillac.

GM announced Tuesday that Steve Carlisle, 61, will retire after 41 years with the company. Carlisle will be replaced by Rory Harvey, 55, who is vice president of Global Cadillac effective June 1.

Carlisle has held his current job since 2020. On Friday, GM revealed in government filings its top executives' 2022 total compensation. Carlisle took home $8,794,966 last year, down from $8,980,204 in 2021.

Before heading North America, Carlisle led Cadillac for two years. Carlisle had also been president and managing director of GM Canada from 2014-2018. Over the course of his career with GM, Carlisle has held several other senior leadership positions.

Harvey will step into the role of leading North America on June 1. He has led Cadillac since 2020 and first joined GM 30 years ago. Harvey's held a variety of management positions in Europe and the Middle East.

“I’d like to thank Steve for his tremendous leadership, collaboration across the company and dedicated years of service to GM,” President Mark Reuss said in a statement. “Along with Rory, Steve has played a significant role in the transformation of the Cadillac brand over the last several years and under his leadership our North American business is strong and well-positioned for future growth.”

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GM made other executive changes announced Tuesday that include promoting John Roth to Harvey's job as vice present of Global Cadillac effective June 1. Roth, 54, is currently global vice president of Customer Care and Aftersales. Prior to that, Roth served as president and managing director of GM’s Africa and Middle East Operations from 2018-2020. He also served as vice president of Sales, Service and Marketing for GM Canada from 2013-2018. He has been with GM for 32 years.

Replacing Roth in his current job is GM's executive chief engineer of Battery Electric Trucks and SUVs, Josh Tavel. Tavel, 44, will take over as global vice president of Customer Care and Aftersales effective June 1. Tavel has been with the automaker for 21 years and served as executive chief engineer of Battery Electric Trucks and SUVs since 2019. He has been the chief engineer for a variety of GM products, including midsize trucks, medium duty trucks and vans as well as for autonomous and electric vehicles.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: GM names Harvey new president of North America; Carlisle to retire