Julian Blissett

Julian Blissett was appointed executive vice president and president of GM China in April 2020. Previously, Blissett served as GM senior vice president, International Operations. Prior to Blissett’s role in GM International, he was executive vice president of SAIC General Motors. Blissett began his career with GM in 1996, as central engineering manager for Opel Polska. Since then, he has held various management positions with increasing responsibilities in the U.K., China and GM International operations markets. In 2006, Blissett started his first tenure at SAIC-GM, as deputy executive director of Manufacturing. In March 2010, he was appointed GMIO executive director of Manufacturing Engineering. Blissett became vice president of New Business Development and Alliances for GM International Operations in 2011. Prior to joining GM, Blissett worked for Nissan Motor Manufacturing U.K. Ltd. for eight years in manufacturing engineering and production leadership in the U.K. and Japan.