Bill Parfitt

Christopher William Parfitt CBE is the Chairman and Managing Director of GM UK,^[1] a part of General Motors.

Trained as an Engineer, Bill Parfitt joined Goodyear in 1972 being responsible for setting up & running Fast Fit Operations.

He progressively had a career as director running the following multibrand dealer groups (Dorada, Sears, Lex, Henlys).

He later joined GM as Fleet Sales Director in 1998 & subsequently held the positions of Sales & Marketing Director, Managing Director, Regional Director responsible for Saab, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Corvette, Hummer & Opel Ireland, Fleet & LCV Sales for General Motors Europe.

Parfitt currently is Chairman & CEO for GMUK which includes Sales & Marketing, Proving Ground & Test Centre at Millbrook and manufacturing facilities at Luton & Ellesmere Port.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.^[2]

See also

• Vauxhall Motors Limited
• General Motors
• Bill Parfitt retires as Vauxhall Managing Director

References

1. ^ David Robertson (May 26, 2009). "Business big shot: Bill Parfitt of General Motors UK". Times Online. The Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6360839.ece. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59808. p. 8. 11 June 2011.

• Vauxhall Motors Media Center

External links

• Vauxhall.co.uk

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