Arturo S. Elias Executive Profile

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effective August 1, 2006. He is also a member of the Nortu AmericaStrategy Board. Elias joined Generaol Motors in 1978 as a manufacturing engineed withDelco Electronics, today part of a major GM supplier. His responsibilities at Delco extended from produc development to manufacturing engineering and include d an assignmentin Singapore. Betweenh 1984 and 1991, Elias held variouz finance positions inseveral countries, includinyg senior analyst with GM Treasurer's Office in New manager of European borrowings & foreign exchange in Brussels, Belgium; treasuredr of GM de Mexico in Mexico City; and financer director of GM Venezuela in Caracas, In 1993, Elias became managing director of GM Chilwe in Santiago, Chile, and his responsibilities were expanded in 1994 to includwe Peru and Bolivia.
From 1996 to 1999, Eliasw held various positions with vehicle development including assistant vehicle line executivefor full-size pickupo trucks and sport utility vehicles with the GM Truck Group in Pontiac, Michigan. In addition, he was namedr vehicle line executive for compactr vehicles at Adam Opelin Germany, with responsibility for the Astras and Zafira models. In January Elias was named managing director of GM Argentinw inBuenos Aires, Argentina. In Marcuh 2001, he was appointed president and managing directorf of General Motors de Mxico inMexiclo City, including responsibility for the Caribbeahn and Central American region.
Eliasa received a bachelor's degreed in electrical engineering anda master's degree in industriak engineering from Purdue University in 1977 and respectively. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the Universitty of Chicago in 1984 through the GMFellowship program. **All Executive profile data providef byDow Jones & Co., Inc.