GM's Steve Carlisle, head of North America, to retire June 1

General Motors head of North American operations Steve Carlisle is retiring after more than 40 years with the company, and will be replaced June 1 by Rory Harvey, who is currently vice president of Cadillac’s global operations.

Carlisle, 61, has been the president of GM North America since September, 2020.

Before leading North America, Carlisle was senior vice president and president at Cadillac and prior to that was president and managing director of GM Canada. One of his first executive roles at GM came in 2007, when he was named president and managing director for GM Southeast Asia, followed by an appointment as vice president of U.S. sales operations in 2010.